Understanding Microsoft Purview licensing: The breakdown SMBs actually NEED

Date: Wednesday Aug 5 2026

Time: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM (your local time)

Location: LinkedIn Live

𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:do you actually know what data protection features you’re already paying for in your Microsoft 365 licence, and whether you’re getting full value from them?

Most SMB IT managers don’t. And most assume the answer means an expensive jump to Enterprise licensing (E5) that’s hard to justify to the board.

Here’s what we’re seeing instead: if you’re on Business Premium, you’ve already got some Purview capability sitting in your licence right now, unused. And there’s a path to the full Purview suite that doesn’t require the uplift everyone assumes is coming.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧:

• What Business Premium actually includes today, no extra spend required

• The real cost difference between Business Premium + Purview vs E3 vs E5 (with the maths, not the marketing)

• The common mistakes businesses make when they switch Purview on, and how to avoid them

• The steps to take to get maximum value from what you’re already paying for, before you spend another penny on a licence uplift

• A clear action you can take this week, whatever licence you’re currently on

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞?

Your data is as much a target as your infrastructure, arguably more so. Getting your licensing wrong doesn’t just mean wasted spend, it means gaps in DLP, no visibility into insider risk, and no real audit trail if something goes wrong. This is not just an enterprise-only problem.

If you hold customer, financial, or employee data, you’re already exposed either way, the only question is whether you’re using the protection you’re already paying for.

We’re here to give you a straight up & practical walkthrough, from experts who work with SMB licensing and Purview rollouts every day.

If you’re the person responsible for IT and security at your business, and nobody’s ever explained this clearly, this is the session for you.

No details needed, click to attend here.