Purview implementation at large global retail company

Customer A global retail company with over 100,000 employees, known for offering fashion-forward clothing, accessories, and home goods at affordable prices. It operates a vast network of stores globally and has a strong online presence. Problem The retailer relying on Microsoft 365 for communication and collaboration faced heightened risks of data theft and loss. Sensitive information […]
The EU AI Act: Revolutionizing Data Security and Governance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, enabling innovation and creating efficiencies at an unprecedented scale. However, with this rapid advancement comes growing concerns around privacy, transparency, accountability, and governance. To address these challenges, the European Union introduced the EU AI Act—a groundbreaking regulatory framework designed to ensure trustworthy and secure AI systems. Central to […]
Automatic classification of files and emails in Microsoft 365 using Microsoft Purview or SharePoint Premium

Employees are usually too busy to care about compliance. We need to automate security and governance as best as possible, and I will in this blog post outline ways to automate data classification in Microsoft 365 to ensure data security and governance. This is for auto-applying sensitivity labels to secure sensitive files and emails and […]
The Impact of Overstorage of Information

The Impact of Overstorage: When Copilot Picks Up Old Content In the modern workplace, Copilot are becoming indispensable for improving productivity. However, the effectiveness of the tool can be undermined by a challenge that many of the organizations that Infotection works with face: overstorage. Overstorage occurs when organizations retain excessive, outdated, or irrelevant data, leading […]
Maximise the benefits of Data Governance in UK Public Sector

Maximise the benefits of Data Governance in UK Public Sector Data governance has been a constant consideration of continuously increasing importance to the UK public sector. The growing shift towards cloud platforms is accompanied by a significant rise in cybersecurity threats. Critical considerations include compliance with the Data Protection Act and the obligation of many […]
SharePoint lifecycle management: 6 options to reduce costs and risks

SharePoint storage is not unlimited and purchasing more is expensive. It can be up to 10x more expensive when compared with IaaS cloud storage solutions such as Azure Blob Storage. Organizations often turn to lower-cost cloud storage solutions for archiving or long-term storage. However, these solutions lack the governance and security features implemented in Microsoft365 […]
Data lifecycle options for Microsoft 365

Keep what we need and delete the rest A study by CGOC (Compliance and Governance Oversight Council) some years ago found that in average, 25% of information has business value, 5% is subject to regulatory record keeping requirements, 2% is subject to legal hold, and 68% is redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT). Many companies store […]
Maximizing Data Governance and Security with Microsoft Purview and Copilot

Table of Contents The Promise of AI in Data Governance and Information Protection Challenges of Relying Solely on AI for Content Classification Leveraging Existing Investments in E5 Licensing and Purview Strategies for Effective Data Classification Using Rules and Heuristics Enhancing Data Security and Protection with Microsoft Tools Preparing for AI Integration in Data Governance Implementing […]
Enhancing Data Protection and Information Governance with Microsoft 365 E5 Licensing
Table of Contents Introduction: The Imperative of Robust Data Security and Information Governance Understanding the Limitations of Microsoft 365 E3 License Unlocking Advanced Capabilities with E5 Information Protection & Governance Add-on Automating Records Management in SharePoint Online Strengthening Data Security with Microsoft Defender and Azure Information Protection Building a Business Case for Investing in E5 […]
Mastering Data Governance and Security with Microsoft Purview: A Complete Guide

Table of Contents Understanding Data Governance and Security Introduction to Microsoft Purview Key Features of Microsoft Purview Implementing Data Governance with Microsoft Purview Enhancing Data Security with Microsoft Purview Integrating Microsoft Purview with Other Microsoft Solutions Best Practices for Information Governance Case Studies: Success with Microsoft Purview Future Trends in Data Governance and Security Conclusion […]