Automated SharePoint Metadata Extraction for Effective Governace.

SharePoint Online and increasingly Microsoft Teams are used for teamwork and collaboration. In my experience, a significant portion of the business information created/received as part of a business activity lives in un / semi-structured documents and other file formats. In many of these situations, we can significantly improve decision making by extracting important information and […]
Automated SharePoint Metadata Extraction for Effective Governace.

Updated: Nov 1, 2020 SharePoint Online and increasingly Microsoft Teams are used for teamwork and collaboration. In my experience, a significant portion of the business information created/received as part of a business activity lives in un / semi-structured documents and other file formats. In many of these situations, we can significantly improve decision making by extracting […]
The New Microsoft Compliance Configuration Analyzer

We are introducing together with Microsoft a new tool called the Microsoft Compliance Configuration Analyzer (MCCA). MCCA is a PowerShell utility to automatically validate your compliance configuration across Microsoft 365. MCCA generates a HTML based report upon execution and provides you with all the details about your tenant’s compliance configurations and actionable insights to improve […]
Everything you need to know about Microsoft Teams App Templates

This blog will help you learn all there is to know about Microsoft Teams App Templates. First, we will get to know what apps in MS Teams really are. Then, I will give an overview of Microsoft Teams App Templates and some of the key benefits of using app templates. I will also highlight some […]
How do you automate network drives transformation to Microsoft365 ?

I’m writing this article to outline a reference architecture for scenarios related to an accelerated transformation of data residing in network drives to cloud platforms for easy access and advanced information governance capabilities. For many corporations work now increasingly happens in Microsoft365, where information governance and corporate knowledge features are well integrated. However, a […]
How do you automate network drives transformation to Microsoft365 ?

I’m writing this article to outline a reference architecture for scenarios related to an accelerated transformation of data residing in network drives to cloud platforms for easy access and advanced information governance capabilities. For many corporations work now increasingly happens in Microsoft365, where information governance and corporate knowledge features are well integrated. However, a critical […]
Apply Sensitivity Labels to Documents & Emails, Containers or Both – New Improved UI

The option to apply sensitivity labels for containers i.e. SharePoint Sites, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Groups went live a couple of months ago. Sensitivity labels when applied to containers allow users to configure the following protection settings Control Privacy (public or private) of teams sites and Microsoft 365 groups External user access (Limited to […]
Data Mapping, Transformation, and Migration

Fast-track the migration from on-premise systems to a secure and compliant platform Enterprises need to free their company´s future from the pull of the past. Technical debt needs to be reduced or eliminated, and information locked down in legacy silos needs to be migrated and managed in a future-proof platform reducing or eliminating the need […]
7 Lessons on IG adoption to help you deliver success: Guest Blog

I am delighted to share key insights by Mark Jackson on leading a complex Information governance business adoption program. Information Governance Insights from a Change and Communication Expert. I (Mark Jackson) remember coming off the phone to the recruiter asking me to join a team working on lifting an organization’s information governance maturity level and […]
Microsoft Teams Governance extends to Teams recordings

Microsoft Teams meetings when recorded are stored by default to Microsoft Stream. Most organisations also have an increasing need to apply governance especially consistent sharing and retention policies. As stream is not integrated with Microsoft governance features, this provides a fragmented governance experience for Teams administrators and users. Organisations can now change this behaviour by […]