eDiscovery Evolves to Improve Investigations

• Advanced eDiscovery, designed for enterprises, provides end-to-end investigations across geographies.
• Organizations may find the features a compelling reason to deploy Microsoft 365 E5 licenses and eliminate third-party tools.
• License enforcement for the Advanced eDiscovery components might be tightening.
• Organizations using eDiscovery must monitor changes to its components to ensure a change does not negatively impact an ongoing investigation.

Key updates to Microsoft 365 eDiscovery components and tighter license enforcement could influence an organization to deploy Microsoft 365 E5 licenses (or a compliance sub-suite) to all users. Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery) is the process of collecting data stored in computer systems by specific users, which are referred to as data custodians, as part of an investigation. An open eDiscovery case can run for a long time, so organizations must monitor changes to Microsoft 365 eDiscovery features. The retirement of existing components and the introduction of new components require diligence to protect ongoing investigations.