Purview / Governance / Architecture
Microsoft Purview Architecture Podcast
Data governance and compliance with Microsoft Purview from an architecture perspective: information protection, sensitivity labels, DLP, data catalog, audit, and the trade-offs of setting up governance at scale.
11 episodesavg. 18 minLast update: 28 August 2026EnglishPodcast hosts Laura Bennett and Mark Sullivan
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Episode 1.10 - Proving It: Audit, Compliance, and eDiscovery for Microsoft 365 Copilot
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A security architect proposes handling sensitive-data classification entirely through Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Defender, without Microsoft Purview. Why is that assumption wrong?
Question 2 of 6
A hospital group uses its own patient-number format that is not used anywhere else. After scanning the main sources, the patient number is never recognized as sensitive anywhere. What is the most likely cause, and what is the fix?
Question 3 of 6
A healthcare organization needs to scan an on-premises Electronic Health Record, but on-premises data must not leave the network; only metadata may go to the Data Map. Which setup satisfies that requirement?
Question 4 of 6
A bank scans Azure Databricks Unity Catalog with Microsoft Purview and marks a table there as highly sensitive. The team assumes Purview now automatically enforces access to that table in Databricks. What is wrong with that assumption?
Question 5 of 6
An architect wants to apply Double Key Encryption broadly to all Confidential-labeled documents at a bank, 'to be extra safe.' Why is that a risky choice?
Question 6 of 6
Before enabling Microsoft 365 Copilot broadly, the security team wants to make sure AI cannot surface content that should have been restricted long ago. Which Purview capability needs to be in place first?
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How-tos
How to connect Azure Databricks to Microsoft PurviewRegistering and scanning Unity Catalog from Purview, including the permissions on the system tables and the difference between the two connectors.How to set up Microsoft Purview data governanceFrom scanning your data estate to sensitivity labels, DLP, governance domains and compliance: the order and the choices that actually matter.How to secure AI workloads and agentsFrom an AI bill of materials to agent identity, governed RAG sources, prompt injection protection, and a release gate on GA and preview.
Use cases
Manufacturing: classification and lifecycle management as the foundation for CopilotA vehicle engine manufacturer automates classification and lifecycle management for tens of millions of files with Microsoft Purview, as a precondition for a responsible Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot.Finance: demonstrable lineage for regulatory reportingA financial institution consolidates a patchwork of services onto Fabric and builds controlled, demonstrably correct regulatory reporting with Warehouse, Purview lineage and Git-driven ALM.Technology: safe Copilot rollout with Purview DSPMA software vendor rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot and uses Purview DSPM to gain visibility and policy over which sensitive data flows through AI prompts and responses.
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