Is Microsoft 365 Business a qualifying sku for QMTH?
Yes, Microsoft 365 Business Premium is eligible only for Shared Computer Activation (SCA). This means that Office can be assigned to Azure or a 3rd Party Datacenter, managed by a eligible QMTH Service Provider. Here is the original announcement:
Shared Computer Activation for Office in Microsoft 365 Business
We are excited to announce the ability to enable shared computer activation for Office by Microsoft 365 Business subscribers.
Normally, users can install and activate the Office 365 Business Client only on a limited number of devices, such as 5 PCs. Using the Office 365 Business Client with shared computer activation enabled doesn't count against that limit.
This helps in scenarios where multiple users are connecting to the same remote computer at the same time. The users can each run Office programs, such as Word or Excel, at the same time on the remote computer. Enabling shared computer activation for Office can also be useful in situations where multiple users share the same computer and the users are logging in with their own account. A few examples of where Office with shared computer activation enabled could be useful are:
Three workers at a warehouse share a computer, each worker using Excel on that computer during their shift to track orders & shipments
Five nurses at an outpatient clinic use Word on shared computers at the nurses station throughout the day to create encounter reports from a template
The business owners, billing clerk, and the accountant connect remotely to a Windows 2016 Server running Remote Desktop Services (RDS) to use Excel and the company’s accounting software.
Field service employees use Office on a computer that's located in a conference room to update/write reports when needed.
Remote medical billing coders and auditors working from home connect to Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD) in Azure with Office installed to work on highly sensitive medical records.
Technical support page:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/overview-shared-computer-activation
The Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan is the only business plan that includes support for shared computer activation. There are other business plans, such as Microsoft 365 Business Standard, that include Microsoft 365 Apps for business, But, those business plans don't include support for shared computer activation.
Microsoft 365 Apps for business doesn't doesn't support the use of Group Policy, so you'll need to use another method to enable shared computer activation.
Shared computer activation isn't available for Office for Mac.
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