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

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...

Skype for Business Airlift

Proud to announce I am going to do a Norwegian version of the Skype for Business Airlift in Oslo in the first week of June (1-3). The event is hosted by Bouvet, in co-operation with Microsoft Norway.
If you are interested in what's new in Skype for Business, sign up for the class at : Skype for Business Airlift

About the track:
Now part of industry-leading, cloud-based Office 365—enables you to connect customers in real time, establish a foundation for Meetings and Voice. Customers will be able to communicate more efficiently and respond more quickly to changing business needs. Reduce costs and barriers for customers to collaboration through these new workloads, now available in Office 365. Deeply technical training: Skype for Business training for Office 365—delivered by industry experts—gives you the knowledge base you need to plan, configure, and deploy new Office 365 workloads. You will grow a more profitable practice as you support your customers and simplify their infrastructures with a single, comprehensive platform for Meetings and Voice. 

What you’ll learn:
  • Find out about the technology behind Skype for Business through in-depth content and labs designed specifically for architects, engineers, and technical solution providers. • Transfer your on-premises Skype for Business expertise to new cloud workloads.
  • Acquire Skype for Business Meetings and Voice fundamentals; learn to deploy and configure Cloud PBX with PSTN Calling and/or On-Premises PSTN connectivity; and understand Hybrid Server configuration requirements.
  • Find out what’s needed to successfully deliver and deploy new Skype for Business workloads