eDiscovery UI Gets Major Update

• A preview of Microsoft 365 eDiscovery’s new UI shows customers how Microsoft aims to simplify use. 
• The new UI consolidates previously separate capabilities and adds some additional features, such as new criteria, to improve content search.
• Although organizations will likely find the new UI and features useful, they may want to wait until general availability before using in production.
• Organizations should take appropriate time to train users on the new UI. 

A new UI for eDiscovery, now in preview, may simplify access to its capabilities by grouping its services together in the new Purview portal at purview.microsoft.com. (The older portal, compliance.microsoft.com, is still available but will likely be retired by the end of 2024.)

Previously, content search and eDiscovery in both the Standard or Premium editions were separate functions in the UI; now, Content Search has been integrated into the eDiscovery tier to which the tenancy subscribes. Organizations with Standard eDiscovery (Microsoft 365 E3 and equivalent) will see a limited set of features while those with Premium eDiscovery will be able to access a broader set.