Main Features
Unified Data Governance: Manage data services across on-premises, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments.
Data Classification and Labeling: Automatically classify and label data to ensure proper handling and compliance.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and data breaches.
Insider Risk Management: Detect, investigate, and mitigate insider threats.
Data Lifecycle Management: Govern data from creation to deletion, ensuring compliance with legal and business requirements.
Audit and Compliance: Comprehensive audit logging and compliance management to meet regulatory requirements.
Challenges
Labor-Intensive Tasks: Processes such as data classification, metadata management, and compliance reporting can be manual and time-consuming.
AI and Data Governance: As AI becomes more prevalent, ensuring that data used and generated by AI applications is secure and compliant adds another layer of complexity.
Benefits
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Enhanced Visibility: Gain comprehensive visibility into data across your organization, enabling better decision-making.
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Risk Reduction: Minimize risks associated with data breaches and insider threats through advanced security features.
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Improved Compliance: Simplify compliance with regulatory requirements through automated data classification and policy enforcement.
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Operational Efficiency: Streamline data management processes, reducing the time and effort required to govern and secure data.
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Scalability: Easily scale data governance and security measures to accommodate growing data volumes and new data sources.
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Cost Savings: Reduce costs associated with data breaches, compliance fines, and inefficient data management.
References
More information about Microsoft Purview.