Enable advanced Microsoft Purview information protection, labels and governance controls with E5 add-on capability
Microsoft Purview E5 Information Protection & Governance Add-on Enablement is for organisations using Microsoft 365 E3 or similar licences that need advanced information protection and governance features such as automated labelling and enhanced retention controls. It addresses gaps where default governance features do not sufficiently support regulatory retention, auto-labelling, records controls or lifecycle governance.
Our service helps you assess your current compliance posture, plan and deploy the Purview E5 Governance and Information Protection add-on capabilities in your tenant, configure policies for sensitivity labels, auto-labelling, retention and records, and hand over operational artefacts and training to your team. Delivery includes discovery, gap mapping, configuration, testing and operational handover with adoption support.
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Service Overview
Highlights
- Discovery and licensing rights assessment
- Information protection policy definition
- Auto-label and sensitivity label configuration
- Retention and records management setup
- Operational handover and adoption support
Business Benefits
- Improved classification and labelling coverage for Microsoft 365 workloads
- Defined retention and records governance policies
- Validated policy enforcement and compliance reporting
- Operational readiness with runbooks and dashboards
Typical use cases
- Deploying automated sensitivity labelling across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
- Setting up retention and records management policies for regulated data
- Bridging gaps in information governance for E3-licensed tenants
- Operationalising Purview governance with support and training
Objectives & deliverables
What Success Looks Like
- Assess current environment and licensing
- Define information protection and governance policies
- Deploy and validate auto-labeling and retention configurations
- Hand over runbooks and compliance artefacts
What You Get
- Current state assessment and delta analysis
- Policy definitions for sensitivity labels and retention
- Configured auto-labelling and governance policies
- Operational runbooks and training sessions
How It Works
- Discovery workshop and licensing review
- Define governance and protection policy backlog
- Configure and deploy policies and controls
- Testing, validation and adoption support
- Operational handover
Engagement Options
- Core Enablement - Assess, plan and deploy core Purview E5 information protection and governance features
- Extended Adoption Support - Includes the core enablement and extended adoption support for business units
- Compliance Readiness Package - Additional workshops and compliance reporting artefacts for audit readiness
Additional Information
Prerequisites & licensing
Before engagement you should have:
- Microsoft 365 E3 or equivalent tenant with global admin access
- Purview E5 Information Protection & Governance add-on licences scoped to users
- Defined business compliance requirements and scope
Security & Compliance Notes
- Policies will be scoped and enforced through the Microsoft Purview portal
- Admin roles and permissions configured for least privilege
- Retention and records policies adhere to regulatory requirements
Common Bundles
Customers who use this service often bundle with these services
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Modern Work Workshops
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Microsoft 365 (Any) + Teams Phone Enablement
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