
Knowledge base
May 21, 2025
When someone leaves … who shuts it down?
A colleague is leaving. Flowers, handshake, maybe a farewell drink on Friday afternoon.
But what happens next?
Access to Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint … will it remain open?
At many SMEs, we see it happening:
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❌ Ex-employees able to log on months later
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❌ Lack of clarity about who has access to what
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❌ Sensitive data accidentally out on the street
And that’s not unwillingness – it’s often just not well managed.
Retirement is more than an IT checkmark
A poll of our followers confirms the picture¹:
👉 64% indicate: “Closing is done manually.”
👉 18% say, “Files are included.”
👉 14% even forget about it altogether…
So that means: risk of data breaches, unnecessary licensing costs and considerable audit stress.
How do you get this right?
At ALTA-ICT B.V., we ensure that termination of employment is tightly regulated – and above all, demonstrably so.
✅ Part of our ISO9001 operating procedure
✅ With checklists, logging and automatic offboarding
✅ Evidenced by audits
In short: no more loose ends.
Recognizable?
🧠 Do you have to ponder the question, “Who all still has access to our SharePoint?”
💡 Or are you actually not sure if the previous employee is really closed everywhere?
Then it’s time to do things differently.
🎯 Need to spar about this?
Feel free to send a message or check out: alta-ict.co.uk/ModernWork
Reference
¹https://www.linkedin.com/posts/altaict_teams-onedrive-iso9001-activity-7330261246270672897-eqIf
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