Administrators must ensure that they retain relevant data while freeing licenses for reuse when removing a Microsoft 365 user.

Screen shot shows the Microsoft 365 Compliance Web portal.

Compliance Center for Microsoft 365 Generally Available

Chart describes the three categories of security services included in Microsoft 365 E5 Security and related suites.

Screenshot shows the Microsoft 365 Security Web portal.

Office 365 services vary in their compliance with industry and governmental regulations for data protection

Illustration shows the data protection standards for each category of the Office 365 Compliance Framework

Chart shows Office 365 services and their categorizations within the Office 365 Compliance Framework

Chart shows common data protection standards that Office 365 services may comply with

Removing and deleting an employee's Office 365 account can affect the retention of the employee's Office 365 content, including e-mails