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Data Governance
B Y N I S H A N D E S I LVA O F M I C R O S O F T
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D
ata governance is all about keeping
your data around when you need it and
deleting it when you don't. Implementing
a data and information governance strate is
critical to managing an organization's full content
lifecycle, including policies, supporting processes,
and technologies that enable the organization to meet
its retention and disposition obligations. For most
organizations, the volume, complexity, and demands
on their data assets is increasing dramatically, pushing
information and data governance beyond records
management. Cybersecurity, privacy management,
eDiscovery and related risks have compelled
organizations to implement and enhance their data
governance initiatives. This article looks at Microsoft's
tools for data and information governance within
Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
Why Data Governance is Important
Effectively managing or governing information is
important because you need to comply with industry
regulations and internal policies, reduce your risk if
litigation occurs or if a security breach permanently
deletes content that has met its retention obligations
and is not under litigation hold, and to help your
organization share knowledge effectively and be more
agile. Data governance programs need executive
support, an accountable owner, and a cross-functional
team driving program implementation. Fortunately,
there is no longer a need to hard sell data governance
as a strategic imperative. The prevalence of privacy
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