Data Lifecycle Management
The latest Data Lifecycle Management coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s Purview Will Soon Flag Sensitive Files and Suggest Retention Rules for SharePoint and OneDrive
Microsoft plans to add a new capability to its Purview compliance platform that automatically surfaces sensitive data sitting in SharePoint and OneDrive, then recommends retention policies to match....
Microsoft’s August surprise: Graph archive access lands just before EWS shutdown
Microsoft has quietly filled a critical gap in its Exchange Online modernization plan. On July 7, 2026, the company added a new feature to its Microsoft 365 Roadmap (ID 567313) that will let...
Microsoft to Automatically Preserve Deleted Data for High-Risk Users in Government Clouds
Microsoft has confirmed that government cloud tenants will soon be able to automatically preserve emails and files deleted by users flagged as high risk. The feature, part of the Microsoft Purview...
Microsoft Purview to Automatically Delete Departing Employees’ OneDrive and Mailbox Data
Microsoft will give organizations an automated way to wipe the OneDrive and Exchange Online data of departed employees, eliminating a time-consuming manual chore that has long plagued IT and...
Microsoft Planner Joins Purview Data Lifecycle Management: Retention Policies Arrive July 2026
Microsoft has confirmed that it will bring retention policy support for Microsoft Planner tasks to its Purview Data Lifecycle Management suite, with a new feature listed on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap...
Microsoft Purview DLM to Bill AI Interactions Per Message Starting August 2026
Microsoft will fundamentally alter how enterprises pay for AI-driven compliance tasks in less than two years. Effective August 2026, Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management stops charging for...
Microsoft's Open-Source DLM Diagnostics MCP Server: AI-Powered Purview Troubleshooting
Microsoft has released an open-source DLM Diagnostics Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server that could fundamentally change how administrators troubleshoot Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management...