The State of Alabama has made tremendous progress in achieving Microsoft G5 Licensing alignment within the Alabama Shared Microsoft Tenant. This effort will benefit the State by lowering overall costs while simultaneously consolidating and standardizing the licensing process. Microsoft G5 Licensing offers agencies access to a comprehensive suite of productivity tools, cloud services, and advanced security features.

With benefits ranging from seamless collaboration on Microsoft 365 apps to robust options for helping to improve the security posture of the shared environment, these licenses will ensure the State remains agile and secure in today’s digital world. Although the licenses by themselves will not accomplish this, it will open the door for the important work to begin and for the State to standardize and improve collectively.

This month, The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will begin a series of Microsoft G5 Monthly Update Meetings. The purpose of the meetings will be to bring agency awareness for updates on the State Microsoft 365 Tenant, G5 Security Compliance, AD Remediation, and Shared Services, and to provide informative resources to determine next steps for planning purposes.

The monthly meetings will include various user groups dependent on the specific content presented at individual meetings. The first meeting will take place on March 7, 2024.