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...

Windows Server 2019 - Now in preview

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For those of you who missed it last week, here is a link to the announcement of Windows Server 2019 Preview release: Preview post on microsoft.com

The big question for me, is of course if Skype for business Server 2019 will be supported on the Server 2019 upon release, but was not able to get a straight answer. The information available at this time is only related to Server 2016. But I am guessing that is because Server 2019 has not been available to test yet.

It took quite som time for SFBS 2015 to be officially supported on Server 2016, but the final releases of Wave 2019 are still months away, and I am hoping we will see an alignment of versions by then. After all, the client team has already made a statement that the client software will be supported on Windows Server 2019.