Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure
Type: Availability
Announcement date: 2025-09-26
Effective date: Date not published
Impact: Affected

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Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date: March CY2025 Launched Current Channel General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft 365 Web

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date:

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date:

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Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date: March CY2025 Launched Current Channel General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft 365 Web
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Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date: March CY2025 Launched Current Channel General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft 365 Web
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Product Microsoft Azure
Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date: March CY2025 Launched Current Channel General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft 365 Web
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Microsoft 365: Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup Department Billing for Microsoft 365 Backup enables administrators to configure backups by granular scopes—such as departments, geographic locations, or member firms—and manage pay-as-you-go charges across multiple Azure subscriptions. With Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), department-specific backup administrators can be assigned, ensuring management control, and tailored backup management aligned to organizational boundaries. GA date: March CY2025 Launched Current Channel General Availability Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Microsoft 365 Web
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