Tag: Compliance

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Practical SharePoint: Intelligent Versioning Rolling Out

The deployment of intelligent versioning to SharePoint Online worldwide is proceeding. Intelligent versioning is all about reducing the amount of storage quota consumed by file edits. It's a great idea, but it has one downside for many Microsoft 365 tenants: retention policies and labels stop SharePoint removing unwanted versions. Read more here, including a script to interpret Microsoft file version data.

October 16, 2024

How to Transition from Exchange Online Mailbox Retention Policies to Microsoft 365 Retention

Exchange Online has mailbox retention policies. Microsoft 365 has retention policies and retention labels. In this article, we explore how to move away from Exchange Online retention to use Microsoft 365 retention. The transition makes it possible to use the advanced retention capabilities Microsoft is developing that will never show up in Exchange Online, so it's a good long-term goal to have even if it's not on your immediate work list.

January 20, 2022

How Long Should Teams Chat and Channel Retention Be?

Governance and Compliance can be a complex subject, especially in the context of modern collaboration. While cloud services and mobility have improved productivity and collaboration, it has also become essential to secure and monitor that data and protect sensitive information on-premises, across devices, SaaS applications, and cloud services. Kat Greenan provides more context around retention policies, specifically for Microsoft Teams, to remain compliant.

December 6, 2021

Using Adaptive Scopes with Microsoft 365 Retention Policies for Users and Groups

Adaptive scopes are a new way to dynamically target sets of locations (sites, users, and groups) for Microsoft 365 retention policies. In this article, we discuss the basics of adaptive scopes and how to build the filters used in the scopes, and then how to use adaptive scopes in retention policies. Adaptive scopes are well suited to the kind of processing needed by large enterprises, which is good because they required Office 365 E5 licenses.

November 11, 2021

Azure Bootcamp – Learn From Global Experts

On September 30, 2021, IT pros and developers from South Africa are coming together once again to host the first online Azure Bootcamp event! User Group Leads will bring you the latest information and features about Azure and Cloud Computing. The online event is free and hosted live on Twitch.

September 29, 2021

The Practical 365 Update: S2, Ep 21 – Windows 11 with Teams built-in, Front Row in Teams Rooms & compliance with Microsoft’s Erica Toelle

Microsoft 365 Compliance with Erica Toelle Erica Toelle, Senior Product Manager for Information Governance + Records Management at Microsoft, joins us to talk Compliance. We discuss – What’s the most useful feature in Microsoft 365 compliance that people often miss? How has compliance in Microsoft 365 changed over the years, from the earlier days of […]

June 25, 2021

How Advanced eDiscovery Finds and Displays Microsoft Teams Conversations

When it comes to eDiscovery and which solution is right for your organization, “you get what you pay for.” Microsoft 365 services are no different – you’re either willing to pay for them or you aren’t. Some organizations will not need or want to pay for Advanced eDiscovery, while others will find it an essential purchase. Regardless of which camp your organization resides in, Microsoft provides customers with the flexibility to choose between two eDiscovery tools best suited for your needs.

May 18, 2021