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...

Speaking at Microsoft Ignite Atlanta 2016



I am excited to announce I am going to Atlanta and attend Ignite 2016 as a speaker. I am delivering a session on how to use a Cloud Connector Edition as an appliance in a SBC on-premises, to enable Cloud-PBX in Office 365 for you users. This is my second Ignite event, and second international event this year.

Title: Configure Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition with your SBC
Products: Skype for Business
Level: 300
Session: BRK3079
Link: Session details
Time: Friday. September 30. 12:30pm
Room: B405 - B407

Abstract: A common deployment model for Skype for Business Cloud Connector Edition is with a Session Border Controller (SBC) to manage connectivity between multiple call control platforms. In this session, we review best practices on how to configure an SBC with Cloud Connector Edition for PSTN connectivity with your Cloud PBX implementation.