M365 architecture to improve access and control of information
If you have many M365 users and files, then you need to plan how to best connect people, information, and knowledge with required security and compliance. Your M365 architecture and setup – like in the picture below – should enable people to quickly go where they want to find what they need, but also ensure […]
M365 Information Governance: Automate metadata extraction to improve search and discovery
Metadata is key to discover, understand, and manage unstructured information like documents and records. Users benefit from this when trying to find relevant information, but most of them are not willing to add metadata manually when storing important documents and records. The key to success is therefore to automate how metadata is added to documents […]
The Business Case for Microsoft Information Governance
In the information age, information is an asset that can be used to add value, identify new opportunities, reduce costs, minimize risks. Knowledge workers are information workers that create, collaborate, analyze, and share information, and Information Governance ensures information availability, trustworthiness, and completeness while reducing operational risks and costs. It is a framework to connect […]
Ensure GDPR compliance for Microsoft 365
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR’s primary aim is to give control to individuals over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation […]
Improve M365 governance AND reduce costs
The Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the revenues of many companies, which has required them to reduce costs. It will require resources to establish M365 governance to improve how information in M365 is classified and protected, but the benefits may outweigh the costs. Many people look at information governance (IG) as a risk mitigation effort, […]
Teams Hub to automatically apply templates, naming, security, taxonomy, and compliance controls
Infotechtion Teams hub is an open-source product from Infotechtion built on Microsoft power platform to accelerate governance deployment and ongoing operational governance in Microsoft 365. This video explains it in more detail. Press here to learn more.
Building Your M365 Governance Strategy: What you can do with an E3 License
Webinar November 19th, 2020 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET The M365 E3 license includes features and opportunities to manage information across Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange and Line of Business (LOB) systems. As an example, you can do document management for Teams, SharePoint, and LOB systems with the […]
Virtual work with M365 – how to protect your information?
Virtual work means that work happens anywhere, Corporate information is accessed from home offices, smartphones, and tablets. How do you protect this information? Encrypt sensitive information to protect it wherever it may go Stop staff and contractors from sharing, downloading, or printing sensitive information Stop staff from emailing sensitive information to internal or external parties […]
Time to cut costs: Consolidate content management and storage locations
Most enterprises have a myriad of content management/storage solutions like M365, SharePoint on-premise, network shared drives, FSS (e.g. Box, DropBox), and ECM systems (e.g. OpenText, Alfresco, Hyland). Infotechtion clients with up to 100k+ users operating in highly regulated industries have tested and concluded that M365 can replace most legacy content management/storage solutions. This significantly improves […]
Determining the right Taxonomy
Taxonomies are used to organize information to improve discoverability and control. This could be website navigation, folder structures, or metadata groups. The right taxonomy depends on many factors, and I often used Dave Snowden´s Cynefin framework to discuss this with clients. Known, knowable, complex, or chaotic information? Known: You then know your information and you […]
