Talking M365, eDiscovery, Copilot and Loop
Tom O’Connor was kind enough to ask me to record an interview with him to answer some questions and provide direction on M365 and recent developments that impact eDiscovery professionals.
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Worth Reading – New OneDrive Prompt Could Mix Work and Personal Files
There are obvious data privacy risks here. Sometimes, I forget that not everyone works in the legal industry and is hyper-aware of confidentiality and data privacy, the way you are when that is your firm’s business, but this is not one of those times. Every business, including Microsoft, would be unhappy if a user synced company data into their consumer OneDrive account.
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Linked – SharePoint Agents PAYG costs
So much of Copilot is work behind the scenes. The $30 per month cost per license is just the icing on the AI cake. The actual cost of ownership is the work involved in Information Governance and Security, planning, training, etc. You should never forget that when integrating any new technology, especially with AI.
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Just my Opinion but Maybe M365 Permissions are Too Complicated
I have long thought M365 is too complicated for anyone to understand all of it deeply. Then I learned that Entra ID has 116 different roles.: People Administrator is the 116th Entra ID Role Lest you think that is all, let me also share this great piece about the 64 roles available in Microsoft Purview….
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Never Assume Searches Are Accurate Without Verifying
Technology, especially M365 technology, changes all the time. It’s vast and complicated, and things get broken when new versions are rolled out. When dealing with eDiscovery, security, privacy, etc., we have to stay on top of those changes to understand new features and ensure the old ones still work the same way.
Don’t assume the old ones will always work the same way. I can tell you from this and plenty of other experiences they often don’t.
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Dealing with OneDrive for Business Is Challenging, Disabling it isn’t the Answer
Turning off OneDrive would eliminate this risk and all opportunities to collaborate in Teams and OneDrive. Is it really worth it?
