“What do you recommend to enterprise legal teams wanting to use Purview?” That was my favorite question from yesterday’s eDiscovery Channel chat with Tom O’Connor and Doug Austin. We also delved into how Microsoft is redefining ‘documents’ and ‘custodianship’ in a collaborative architecture. I thought it worth while to formalize my general approach for incorporating Purview eDiscovery in your eDiscovery-Compliance lifecycle.
Getting Started with Purview
Many IT and legal executives ask their discovery teams, “Why not just use Microsoft?” After all, Microsoft 365 contains the vast majority of enterprise content and communications for large enterprise litigants. The acquisition-integration of Equivio gave Purview eDiscovery checked most of the functionality boxes, even if it was not designed for large scale, complex review.
While many eDiscovery peers may disagree, I feel that Purview eDiscovery is a vital component of mature, defensible eDiscovery solutions for M365 customers. The key is understanding the M365 ecosystem and how Purview and the Graph API perform eDiscovery/Compliance related functions. An educated ‘trust but verify’ approach is critical to reducing the risk of using the system as designed and within its limitations.
Visit the Geek Guide’s Getting Started with Purview for my recommendations!
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