Microsoft Purview Records Management is a comprehensive solution designed to help organizations manage their regulatory, legal, and business-critical records within the Microsoft 365 environment. By leveraging this system, organizations can meet legal obligations, demonstrate compliance with regulations, and enhance operational efficiency through the systematic disposition of items that are no longer required. Key Features and Functionality: - Retention Labels: Create and configure retention labels to mark items as records. These labels can be applied manually by users or automatically based on specific criteria such as sensitive information, keywords, or content types. - File Plan Management: Develop and manage a file plan to organize retention labels, allowing for the import of existing retention plans or the creation of new ones to meet organizational requirements. - Event-Based Retention: Initiate retention periods based on specific events, ensuring that records are retained for the appropriate duration following significant occurrences. - Disposition Reviews: Implement disposition reviews to validate and approve the deletion of records at the end of their retention periods, providing proof of disposition and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. - Automated Classification: Utilize automated policies to classify and govern data at scale based on file properties, the presence of sensitive data, or machine learning, reducing manual effort and enhancing accuracy. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Microsoft Purview Records Management addresses the critical need for organizations to systematically manage their records throughout their lifecycle. By providing tools for labeling, classifying, retaining, and disposing of records, it ensures that organizations can comply with legal and regulatory requirements, mitigate risks associated with data retention, and improve operational efficiency. The solution's automated features reduce manual workload, minimize human error, and provide a defensible process for records management, thereby enhancing overall data governance and compliance posture.