As we approach the summer of 2025, Microsoft is continuously developing Purview further, bringing new features and enhancements to support data governance, data security, and compliance. This blog post highlights the latest updates, detailing their benefits and descriptions to help organizations leverage these advancements effectively.
Data Governance Updates
Critical Data Elements (CDE) and Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Data
Status: In Public Preview
Description: Microsoft Purview now includes Critical Data Elements (CDE) and Objectives and Key Results (OKR) data for self-service analytics. These elements can be integrated with other Purview metadata to provide deeper insights and analytics.
Benefits:
- Enhanced Analytics: Organizations can now perform more comprehensive data analysis by incorporating CDE and OKR data.
- Improved Decision-Making: Access to critical data elements helps in making informed decisions based on key performance indicators.
Data Health Controls
Status: In Public Preview
Description: Users can now configure the severity of rules applied to each data health control, allowing for more granular management of data quality.
Benefits:
- Customizable Controls: Tailor data health rules to meet specific organizational needs.
- Better Data Quality: Ensure data integrity and reliability through configurable health controls.
Azure Databricks Integration
Status: General Availability (GA)
Description: Microsoft Purview data quality VNet-enabled compute can now connect to Azure Databricks running on a VNet or behind a private endpoint, enabling data quality assessments, including profiling and rule-based scanning. Benefits:
- Seamless Integration: Enhanced connectivity with Azure Databricks for comprehensive data quality assessments.
- Scalability: Supported across all regions, ensuring consistent data quality management.
Data Security Updates
On-Demand Classification for Sensitive Information
Status: In Public Preview
Description: Data assessments now support on-demand classification as a remediation action to scan data for sensitive information from SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts.
Benefits:
- Enhanced Security: Quickly identify and classify sensitive information to protect organizational data.
- Proactive Remediation: Address data security issues promptly with on-demand scanning capabilities.
Security Copilot Integration
Status: In Public Preview
Description: Microsoft Purview now secures interactions for Microsoft Copilot experiences, including Security Copilot, with a one-click policy recommendation.
Benefits:
- Simplified Security Management: Easily apply security policies to Copilot interactions.
- Improved Compliance: Ensure secure and compliant use of AI-driven tools within the organization.
Sensitivity Labels
Teams Meeting Sensitivity Labels
Status: General Availability (GA)
Description: Sensitivity labels can now be applied to Teams meetings, automatically recommending or applying the highest priority sensitivity label from files shared during the meeting.
Benefits:
- Enhanced Data Protection: Protect sensitive information shared during Teams meetings.
- Streamlined Compliance: Automatically apply sensitivity labels to ensure data security.
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