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Executive Focus: Introduction to Data Governance in the Age of AI Updated: May 6, 2025 As organizations increasingly adopt AI, a well-governed data estate is critically important. Poorly managed data...more What Is Advanced Data Residency? Updated: April 14, 2025 Advanced Data Residency ensures that most Microsoft 365 data resides in the correct region. ADR...more Lower-Cost Restores for M365 Archive Updated: March 18, 2025 The Microsoft 365 Archive service has eliminated reactivation fees for SharePoint Online storage. The change...more Microsoft Purview: The Collected Services Updated: February 8, 2025 Microsoft Purview is a family of legal and regulatory compliance services available in Microsoft 365...more Dynamics 365 User License Compliance: A Struggle that Benefits Microsoft Updated: November 18, 2024 Dynamics 365 has limited built-in controls to help maintain user license compliance, leaving organizations at...more Executive Focus: Governing Azure Updated: October 21, 2024 IT-wide governance of Azure resources, with visibility at the CIO level, is critical to effective,...more Accelerate Azure Governance with Prewritten Policies Updated: October 3, 2024 Customizing Azure governance policies used with the free Azure Policy service is an essential but...more Azure Policy Is Critical for Deployment Governance Updated: September 24, 2024 Azure Policy is a free service that is critical for deployment governance, and customers should...more New Priva Features Bolster Enterprise Privacy Compliance Updated: September 5, 2024 New features in Priva, a Microsoft 365 add-on, will further assist legal and compliance teams...more EMS for Government Customers Updated: August 19, 2024 Government customers in the United States can license Enterprise Mobility + Security suites designed to...more Centralized Privacy Management for Microsoft 365 Updated: June 30, 2024 Priva for Microsoft 365 brings together disparate functions to help customers comply with a rapidly...more Purview’s Preview Portal Updated: June 3, 2024 A new Microsoft Purview portal brings together previously separate compliance and data governance functions. None...more The Compliant Copilot Updated: May 16, 2024 Ensuring proper data security and compliance practices in advance of broad Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment...more The Future of Purview eDiscovery Is Premium Updated: April 23, 2024 New features designed to help with frequent litigation or investigative requirements are coming to Purview...more Log Files Are About Security and Compliance Updated: April 14, 2024 Microsoft 365 log files are needed to find and resolve security problems and achieve policy...more Purview’s Insider Risk Management Expands Reach, Simplifies Updated: February 11, 2024 Purview’s Insider Risk Management service can now detect signals in selected external cloud sources (in...more

Reference

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Product Reference Purview Message Encryption Microsoft Purview Message Encryption is a Microsoft-hosted service that encrypts e-mail messages, providing end-to-end, persistent...more Product Reference Purview Information Protection and Governance Purview Information Protection & Governance is a collection of Microsoft cloud services intended to help...more Product Reference Purview eDiscovery & Audit Purview eDiscovery & Audit is a collection of Microsoft cloud services intended to help organizations...more Product Reference Purview Insider Risk Management Purview Insider Risk Management helps ensure employee activity remains compliant with existing regulations and policies. Product Reference Purview Data Governance Purview Data Governance, a member of the Microsoft Purview family of compliance and data governance...more Licensing Reference Azure Information Protection An online service that encrypts e-mails, files, and other types of business content to prevent...more

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Podcasts

The New Face of Shadow IT: A Directions on Microsoft Brainstorm

February 28, 2025

· Season - 4 · Episode - 4 · Duration - 48m Generative AI: Where Customers Need to Look Before They Leap

April 16, 2023

· Season - 2 · Episode - 6 · Duration - 54m 5s The World of Microsoft Regulatory Compliance Solutions

February 2, 2023

· Season - 2 · Episode - 2 · Duration - 30m 29s

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Blog

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May 23, 2025 Dynamics 365 ERP Licensing Moves to Security Roles: Cleanup Required

by
Andrew Snodgrass

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at Build 2025

May 19, 2025 Ten Takeaways from Microsoft Build 2025

by
Mary Jo Foley

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Updated: April 30, 2025 Microsoft: European customers can count on us