When do we need Microsoft Purview with AI?
Purview for classification and DLP is overkill for most, but essential if you are in a regulated sector with Copilot.
support/ai-op-het-werk/purview-met-ai-wanneersteps: 5
Try this first
- First ask: do we need sensitivity labels to keep data away from Copilot? Under 50 people, a folder strategy is often enough.
- Worth it: regulated sectors (health, finance, law), certifications (ISO 27001, NEN 7510), and 100+ people where eyeball oversight breaks down.
- License requirements: Purview components sit in pricier E5/Compliance add-ons. Run the math against audit savings.
- Start with labels on a small slice (HR library, customer ledger). Mass labeling at kickoff fails more often than people admit.
- With Copilot: labels marked 'highly confidential' can be excluded from Copilot grounding. That is the killer feature for regulated tenants.
When to bring us in
Compliance audit or customer ask specifically about data labeling and Copilot: that is an implementation project, not a switch. We do those.
See also
- Can I paste a customer file or email into ChatGPT?Depends on the account and settings. Free ChatGPT and a Team tenant behave very differently from what most people assume.
- I want a one-page AI policy for my teamA real one-pager beats a thick document nobody reads. Four headers and concrete examples.
- How do I tell if an AI answer is made up?Models sound confident even when they are wrong. A few habits catch most mistakes.
None of the above fits?
Describe your situation below. We pass your input plus the steps you already saw to our AI and return tailored next-step advice. If it's too risky to DIY, we'll say so.
Or skip the DIY entirely
Our Managed IT clients do not look these things up. One point of contact, a fixed monthly price, resolved within working hours.