Microsoft Purview Rebrand Promises Unified Data Governance and Compliance>
Redmond Magazine – Kurt Mackie
“Microsoft Purview” is new product branding announced on Tuesday by Microsoft, which combines the former Azure Purview data governance service with various Microsoft 365 compliance solutions.

In the announcement, Microsoft argued that organizations have had to address remote workforces, and have cobbled together various tools to protect data under such conditions. With the new Microsoft Purview, Microsoft’s own set of compliance tools are being brought together to “help you govern, protect and manage your entire data estate.”

The new Microsoft Purview enables visibility and security for data. It safeguards “sensitive data across clouds, apps and endpoints.” Management for regulatory compliance is enabled as well, per the announcement.

The service now integrates with a Data Loss Prevention service for macOS devices. Microsoft announced the “general availability” commercial release of “Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention for macOS endpoints,” which adds protections to sensitive files on devices running macOS Catalina or higher. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention was formerly known as “Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention.”

Microsoft is previewing a new ability for Microsoft 365 applications and services users to coauthor using Microsoft Information Protection-encrypted documents on Android and iOS mobile devices. The document coauthoring capability applies to Microsoft 365 applications (such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word) and services (namely Exchange, Teams and SharePoint).

Microsoft is also previewing next month a “multistage” data retention setting in Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management (formerly called “Microsoft Information Governance”).
Link: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2022/04/19/microsoft-purview-rebrand-promises-unified-data-governance-and-compliance.aspx