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 […]
Why should Organizations implement Information Governance now?
The explosion of information volume and variety threatens the ability of organizations to 1) empower individual knowledge workers, 2) allow them to work remotely, and 3) automate core back-end processes. At the same time, we are in the middle of a once-in-a-generation disruption in the way organizations manage information, driven by the cloud. Organizations face […]
The problems of network shared drives
Even after years of migration to the cloud, the largest collection of unstructured content in the enterprise is the shared network drive. We know that it is insufficient for a wide variety of tasks and it is the single largest impediment to good Information Governance. Justifying its transformation requires some insight into what weaknesses it […]
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 […]
The Needs of the Organization
If you are in an Information Governance position in your organization, you have an opportunity to smooth out the traditional conflict that governance has with the people who work in your organization. The conflict can arise because the needs of the organization do not always match the needs of the individual worker. Here are the […]
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 […]
