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November 13, 2025

Microsoft Purview – Get a grip on your data, ready for audits

 

Why Microsoft Purview?

The reality in many Dutch organizations: sensitive data is scattered across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and emails. Nobody knows exactly what is where, whether it is properly secured, and whether it complies with laws such as AVG, BIO or NIS2.

Microsoft Purview changes that.

This powerful suite gives you control over:

  • What is stored

  • Where it stands

  • Who has access to it

  • How long it is kept

  • And whether you meet all compliance requirements

 

???? The 4 building blocks of the Purview roadmap

1. Know what sensitive information is stored where
Without visibility, no control. Purview makes data classes visible: from customer data to medical records.
➡️ Component: Data Classification

2. Secure sensitive information – in all locations
Whether it’s in Teams, SharePoint or a download folder. Purview protects everything.
➡️ Component: Information Security

3. Manage the entire information lifecycle
Set when data is archived, retained or destroyed. Automatically, without errors.
➡️ Component: Data Lifecycle Management

4. Comply with legislation such as BIO, AVG, NIS2 and DORA
Purview keeps you compliant – and audit-ready – with built-in controls and reporting.
➡️ Component: Compliance Monitoring

 

???? What does this mean for your employees?

Visible impact:

  • Data breach security notifications

  • Labels on documents (e.g., “Confidential”)

  • Blocks on sharing sensitive info

  • Automatic deletion of old files

Adoption questions to answer:

  • What does this new notification mean?

  • How should I classify something?

  • Why am I not allowed to share this file?

  • What if something is suddenly read-only?

  • What will change in the way I work?

Your team must understand why this is necessary – and how they work with it. Therein lies the key to successful adoption.

 

???? ALTA-ICT: your Purview implementation partner

We implement Microsoft Purview in a way that suits the Dutch market and your team:

✅ ISO27001- and NEN7510-certified
✅ Compliance setup aligned with AVG, BIO and NIS2
✅ 100% grip on data classification, security and retention
✅ User training and adoption coaching in Dutch

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