Everyone who attends a Yammer live event must have a Microsoft 365 or an Office 365 plan that includes a license for Yammer (for example, Office 365 A3, A5, F1, E1, E3, or E5) and Microsoft Stream.
So, does yammer require a license?
Yes, you can use Yammer for free or without license as long as you can register a valid company email. If you only want to use Yammer Basic or without an Admin tools, you don’t need to register it with Office 365. Does Yammer require a license ? Make sure all current Yammer users have a Yammer license.
You might be wondering “Do I need a Yammer license if I have Office 365?”
A: It depends on whether you configure your Yammer network to enforce Office 365 identity. If you select the option to enforce Office 365 identity, all users must have a Yammer license through Office 365. For more information, see Enforce Office 365 identity for Yammer users .
You assign or remove the Yammer license to users the same way you assign any other Office 365 Enterprise E3 license. Sign in to Office 365 Enterprise E3, navigate to the Microsoft 365 admin center, and on the Users > Active Users page, assign or remove the Yammer license for users.
It provides a single platform connecting people, conversations and data from different business application weaving into a single corporate social experience. Yammer is therefore available for all corporates as free Yammer Basic and for all Office 365 E3 & E4 customer it comes free as Yammer Enterprise.
A common query we ran across in our research was “Can I Block Office 365 users without Yammer licenses?”.
When you start blocking Office 365 users without Yammer licenses, any user without a Yammer license will be unable to access Yammer. So before you begin, make sure that all of your current Yammer users have Yammer licenses. One method to check this is to go to the Export Users page in Yammer and export all users.
Can I still use Yammer Basic?
You can use Yammer Basic as long as Microsoft still provides the service. You can also upgrade it to Yammer Enterprise if you have any of the bundled plans stated above. As and when Microsoft decides not to offer Yammer Basic, then you would be compelled to either stop the service or upgrade to Yammer Enterprise.
Yet another query we ran across in our research was “What are the system requirements for Yammer?”.
A: Yammer’s system requirements are consistent with those of Microsoft 365 or Office 365. See the list of supported browsers in the Office 365 system requirements. Internet Explorer 10 support ended on March 1, 2018.
Yammer is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups, making it an example of enterprise social software. It originally launched as an enterprise microblogging service and now has applications on several different operating systems….
What do I need to attend a Yammer live event?
Requirements for live event attendees Everyone who attends a Yammer live event must have a Microsoft 365 or an Office 365 plan that includes a license for Yammer (for example, Office 365 A3, A5, F1, E1, E3, or E5) and Microsoft Stream. Only members of your Yammer network can attend live events.
Who can opt in to the new Yammer experience?
People in your organization who sign into Yammer with Microsoft 365 will be able to view the toggle to opt in to the new experience. This will be available for canonical (home) networks only. Microsoft 365 users who participate in external networks will participate using the classic Yammer experience.
The “post-on-behalf-of another user” update is scheduled for release in December 2020. (Note: It will be restricted to paid Yammer networks, according to a Yammer Developer Center document.) The ability to post on behalf of another user is a top request of Yammer users.
How do I import users from Yammer to Office 365?
So before you begin, make sure that all of your current Yammer users have Yammer licenses. One method to check this is to go to the Export Users page in Yammer and export all users. Then compare that list to the list of users in Office 365 and make any changes required.