Purview Industrial Use Cases Purview P1 vs P2 Governance & Compliance Framework Limitations

🔹 Microsoft Purview

What is Purview?

  • Microsoft's unified Data Governance, Risk, and Compliance platform.
  • Insider Risk Management: Available only in P2, requires proper configuration and RBAC.
  • Works across M365, Azure, SaaS apps, multicloud, and on-premises (via connectors).
  • Enables classification, labeling, lifecycle management of sensitive data.

Why is Purview required?

  • To enforce data privacy regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, DPDP, SOX.
  • To prevent data leakage via email, Teams, endpoints, and cloud apps.
  • To provide audit-ready reports for regulators and auditors.
  • To detect and mitigate insider risks and compliance violations.

🔹 Industrial Use Cases

BFSI

  • Detect and block sharing of financial data (PAN, SWIFT codes).
  • eDiscovery to respond to regulatory audits.
  • Insider Risk Management: Available only in P2, requires proper configuration and RBAC.
  • DLP to protect cardholder data (PCI DSS).

Healthcare

  • Classify and protect PHI in EHR systems.
  • HIPAA compliance with retention & access logs.
  • Monitor insider threats like mass downloads.
  • Data lifecycle policies for medical records.

Manufacturing

  • Protect CAD/design files with sensitivity labels.
  • DLP to stop IP leakage via USB/email.
  • Contract classification for supplier compliance.
  • Records retention for ISO audits.

IT/Consulting

  • Compliance Manager templates for ISO/SOC2 readiness.
  • DLP for client project files.
  • Audit trails for managed services contracts.
  • Insider Risk Management: Available only in P2, requires proper configuration and RBAC.

Retail & E-commerce

  • Monitor PII/PCI data sharing in customer service.
  • Detect fraudulent insider activity in POS systems.
  • DLP for payment card details in chat/email.
  • Retention of sales contracts and invoices.

Education

  • Classify research data as confidential.
  • DLP to prevent accidental leaks by students.
  • Audit collaborations and sharing activities.
  • Retention of institutional records for compliance.

Government

  • Apply "Confidential" labels to sensitive docs.
  • Audit trails for oversight and RTI requests.
  • Ensure compliance with GDPR/DPDP mandates.
  • Protect citizen PII in government portals.

🔹 Purview Plans – P1 vs P2

CapabilityPlain EnglishP1P2
Information Protection (Sensitivity Labels)Manual vs. auto-tagging of sensitive files✓ Manual labeling✓ Auto-labeling based on content/context
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)Block sensitive data leaks across apps/devices✓ Core DLP for M365✓ Advanced DLP incl. endpoints & 3rd-party apps
Insider Risk ManagementDetect risky insider behavior (P2 only)✗✓ Policies, machine learning, alerts (only in P2; requires configuration & RBAC)
eDiscoveryFind/export data for audits or legal cases✓ Standard search/export✓ Premium (review sets, legal hold workflows)
AuditLog user/admin actions (standard vs. advanced)✓ Standard 90-day logs✓ Premium long-term, advanced events
Communication ComplianceMonitor chats/emails for policy violations✗✓ Monitor Teams, email, 3rd-party comms
Compliance ManagerDashboard to track and improve compliance score✓ Basic templates✓ Advanced risk assessment & score
Records ManagementApply rules to keep/delete data (manual vs. automated)✓ Manual retention labels✓ Auto-classification, event-based retention
Information BarriersBlock communication between certain groups✗✓ Enforce separation between groups
Risk & Compliance APIsAPIs/connectors for compliance data integrationLimited✓ Advanced connectors & APIs
Defender/Sentinel IntegrationSecurity signal sharingBasic alerts✓ Deep integration with threat signals
Machine Learning ClassifiersAI-based tagging of sensitive data✗✓ Trainable classifiers for industry data (not available in all regions/tenants; some in preview)
Data LifecycleRetention policies (basic vs. advanced triggers)✓ Core retention✓ Advanced event triggers, adaptive policies
Multi-cloud CoverageIntegrations with non-Microsoft SaaS/cloudsLimited connectors✓ Broad SaaS/multicloud integrations (some connectors may require setup/third-party tools)
Support & SLASupport quality and response timesStandardEnhanced

🔹 Governance & Compliance Framework

StandardHow Purview Helps
ISO 27001Classify & protect sensitive info; audit logging.
GDPR / DPDPData subject access requests; retention policies.
HIPAAPHI classification; access auditing; eDiscovery.
PCI DSSDLP for cardholder data; audit payment flows.
SOC 2 / SOXAudit logs; Insider Risk monitoring; eDiscovery.
NIST / CISControl mapping in Compliance Manager.

🔹 Feature Limitations & Considerations

Operational

  • macOS/Linux limitations: DLP and labeling improving but not yet at Windows parity.
  • Performance overhead: Large mailbox searches can delay results.
  • Connector dependency: Some SaaS/multicloud connectors require setup or third-party tools.
  • Learning curve: Requires compliance/legal expertise to configure.

Strategic

  • Insider Risk Management: Available only in P2, requires proper configuration and RBAC.
  • Integration gaps: Non-Microsoft SaaS/clouds have limited native support.
  • Cost considerations: Advanced governance requires add-ons.
  • Machine Learning Classifiers: Not available in all regions/tenants yet; some still in preview.
↑ Back to Top

Note: Microsoft Purview ensures governance, risk and compliance across data estate.
Our Managed Support adds advisory, monitoring, and compliance readiness services.

↑ Top
HomeM365 PlansDefenderEntra IDIntunesPurviewBackupManaged Support