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The practical side of Microsoft Purview.

Getting Purview right takes serious planning. Getting it wrong means blocked users, exposed data, and compliance gaps.

Free tools, practical articles, and self-assessments so you can move with confidence.

Tools

Plan before you deploy

Design labels, simulate DLP policies, and run what-if scenarios. Show stakeholders exactly what will happen before you enforce anything.

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Learn

The practical stuff

Practical articles on how Purview actually behaves in production. The gotchas, the edge cases, and the things that cost you hours to figure out.

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Assessments

Find out where you stand

Answer a few questions, get a gap analysis. Covers Purview readiness, AI readiness, and EU AI Act compliance. No login required.

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AI changes everything. Including governance.

Copilot and AI agents introduce new data exposure risks that existing policies were not built for. Labeling, DLP, identity, and risk controls all have AI-specific considerations.

Assessment

AI Readiness Check

Find out if your tenant is ready for Copilot and AI agents. Covers labeling, DLP, identity, and risk controls in a few minutes.

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Tool

Agent Governance Planner

Walk through every control needed to govern AI agents and Copilot across Entra, Defender, and Purview. Track progress and export an action plan.

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The stuff that trips everyone up

Licensing is confusing and the roadmap moves fast. We track both so you do not have to piece it together yourself.

Licensing

Licensing comparisons

Side-by-side breakdowns of what each Microsoft 365 and Purview licence actually includes. Know what you are paying for before you commit.

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Roadmap

Purview roadmap tracker

Live feed of Microsoft 365 roadmap items filtered to Purview. See what is rolling out, what is in preview, and what is coming next.

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Not sure where to start?

Free self-assessments. No login. Find out where your gaps are.

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Where to Start

5 questions, personalised crawl-walk-run roadmap. Takes 2 minutes.

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Data Governance

Purview Readiness

Labels, DLP, insider risk, Copilot prep. 10 questions.

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