Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels: Sensitivity label grouping modernization coming this fall (?)

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There is a change coming to Microsoft Purview Information Protection that simplifies sensitivity label architecture. The goal is to make label management easier, more scalable, and less rigid for organizations. The new model will only include standalone labels and sublabels. Parent labels will be replaced by label groups, which act as organizational containers. These groups cannot be applied to content and have no actions or scope, but they retain color and priority for visual organization. Hopefully, this change will make it much easier to move labels around and make other changes in production: for example, converting a standalone label into a sublabel or moving sublabels between groups without breaking dependencies.  From my experience, this update solves one of the biggest challenges in large environments: rigid label hierarchies. The new dynamic model gives admins the agility they need to adapt quickly as compliance and business needs evolve. For admins, migration will be quic...

MVP Award 2016

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It's April fools day, but this is no joke. The 1st of April is a day we (All existing MVP's and nominated candidates) keep pressing the F5 key in our mailboxes.

And as the day goes on, the harder and more frequent we press that key. Great is the feeling when the following mail can be found in the inbox:



I am honored to have been awarded an MVP from Microsoft for a second time. This is truly an inspiring recognition.

The MVP reward is in the category: Office Servers and Services (The category Skype for Business was merged into last year)

Congratulations to all renewed and new MVP's!