Can you review our current Purview configuration before implementation?

Yes. We can review your existing labels, DLP policies, retention settings, eDiscovery readiness, audit configuration, alerts, permissions exposure, and rollout gaps before recommending changes.

How do you roll out DLP without disrupting users?

We start with discovery and simulation, review false positives, define exceptions, test with pilot groups, adjust policy tips and notifications, and move to enforcement only after the policies are practical.

What do we receive at the end of a Purview assessment?

You receive a maturity summary, key risks, licensing assumptions, recommended Purview roadmap, priority quick wins, estimated consultant days, and next-step implementation options.

What about the broader data governance — catalog, map, lineage?

Purview also offers unified data governance for your broader data estate (beyond M365) — a data catalog, data map, and lineage tracking across Azure, on-premises, and multi-cloud sources. We implement this for organisations that need governance across their entire data landscape, not just M365 content.

What are sensitivity labels?

Tags applied to documents, emails, and data that classify their sensitivity (e.g. Public, Internal, Confidential, Highly Confidential) and can enforce protection (encryption, access restrictions, visual markings). Copilot and DLP respect these labels.

What is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)?

Policies that detect and prevent sensitive data from being shared inappropriately — across email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, endpoints, and cloud apps. DLP identifies sensitive content (credit card numbers, health records, client data) and blocks, warns, or logs the action.

What is Insider Risk Management?

A Purview capability that detects potentially risky user behaviour — data exfiltration, policy violations, unusual access patterns — and surfaces it for investigation. It's about threats from inside the organisation, not external attackers.

Microsoft Solutions Partner

Microsoft Purview Consulting Services

Q: What is Microsoft Purview consulting, and what do you cover?

Purview consulting deploys and governs Microsoft's data governance, compliance, and information protection platform. Star Knowledge covers sensitivity labels and information protection, DLP, retention and records management, eDiscovery and audit, insider risk management, communication compliance, unified data governance (catalog, map, lineage), and Copilot data-safety readiness.

Q: How is Purview different from M365 Security and Defender?

They're complementary. Defender protects against external threats (malware, phishing, attack). Purview protects the data itself — classifying it, preventing it from leaking, retaining it properly, and governing it. Think of Defender as the wall and Purview as the vault. Together with Entra ID (identity), they form the three pillars of Microsoft security.

Q: Do we need sensitivity labels, and will people actually use them?

Yes — and adoption is the design challenge. Labels are how you tell Microsoft 365 (and Copilot) which data is sensitive and how to protect it. But labels that are confusing, too many, or poorly designed get ignored. We design label taxonomies that are meaningful and usable, with auto-labelling for scale, so classification actually happens.

Q: Can you deploy DLP without it blocking everything?

Yes — and that's the expertise. Poorly deployed DLP generates so many false positives that users ignore it and IT turns it off. We tune DLP policies with the right sensitivity, scope, and exceptions so they catch real leaks without blocking legitimate work. Multi-workload coverage (email, Teams, SharePoint, endpoints, cloud apps) is standard.

Q: Can you migrate us off Symantec/Broadcom or another DLP?

Yes. Third-party DLP migration to Purview is a growing engagement. We map your existing policies to Purview, extend coverage to workloads your legacy DLP didn't cover (Teams, SharePoint, endpoints), and tune for the Microsoft stack. You retire the legacy tool and often simplify licensing.

Q: How much does Purview consulting cost, and how long?

Purview consulting is estimated using a day-rate calculator of $400–$600 per consultant day. A focused assessment may take 5–15 consultant days, while implementation programmes vary by labels, DLP scope, retention, eDiscovery, data-source coverage, and Copilot readiness needs. Your free consultation provides a scoped estimate based on days, dependencies, and licensing assumptions.

Q: Is Purview required before enabling Copilot?

Not technically required — but strongly recommended. Copilot respects sensitivity labels and DLP, but only if they're deployed. Without classification, Copilot surfaces all data equally, including sensitive content. Deploying labels and DLP before Copilot is the most cost-effective way to make AI safe.

Q: What Microsoft licenses do we need for Purview?

Licensing depends on the Purview capabilities you plan to use, such as sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, insider risk, audit, and data governance. We review your current Microsoft 365 and Azure licensing during assessment and map required capabilities before implementation.

Know where sensitive data is, control access, and prove compliance when auditors, legal teams, or regulators ask. Star Knowledge deploys Microsoft Purview — sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, insider risk, audit, and data governance — so data is classified, protected, retained, and safer for Copilot.

Governing and protecting data for over 35 organisations across regulated industries.

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Built across the major agent ecosystems

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OpenAI

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Microsoft Purview Expertise for Data Protection and Compliance

Unsure where sensitive data lives or who can access it?

No sensitivity labels — or labels users ignore?

DLP missing, noisy, or limited to email?

Enabling Copilot while overshared content remains exposed?

Star Knowledge deploys Purview with phased rollout, testing, exceptions, and monitoring so policies protect data without disrupting work.

What We Do

Know where sensitive data lives

We classify sensitive content with sensitivity labels so it can be found and protected.

Stop data leaving

We deploy DLP across email, Teams, SharePoint, endpoints, and cloud apps to reduce data leakage.

Retain and dispose properly

We configure retention and records management so data is kept only as required and disposed defensibly.

Ready for legal & audit

We configure eDiscovery, legal hold, and audit so you can find, preserve, and produce data quickly.

Insider risk managed

We deploy insider risk and communication compliance to detect policy violations and risky activity.

Copilot-safe data

Sensitivity labels, permissions, and DLP help Copilot respect access controls and reduce oversharing risk.

Our Services & Capabilities

Purview Assessment & Roadmap

We assess your governance and compliance posture, then build a prioritised Microsoft Purview roadmap.

Sensitivity Labels & Information Protection

We design and deploy sensitivity labels, manual and auto-labelling, so sensitive data is classified and protected.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

We deploy and tune DLP across email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, endpoints, and cloud apps using simulation, pilots, exceptions, and alert review before enforcement.

Retention & Records Management

We configure retention policies, retention labels, and records management so data is kept as required and disposed defensibly.

eDiscovery & Audit

We set up eDiscovery (Standard and Premium), legal holds, and audit logging so you can find, preserve, and produce data when needed.

Insider Risk & Communication Compliance

We deploy Insider Risk Management and Communication Compliance to detect and manage internal threats and policy violations.

Data Governance (Catalog, Map & Lineage)

We implement Purview’s unified data governance — data catalog, data map, and lineage — for your broader data estate beyond M365.

Implementation Depth & Production Readiness

Every engagement covers label taxonomy, DLP simulation, endpoint readiness, retention governance, eDiscovery roles, audit readiness, connector planning, monitoring, exceptions, and handover.

Need broader M365 security — Defender, identity, threat? See M365 Security Services. Need Copilot readiness?

"What Does Your Data Need?"

Your situation	What we deliver	Purview capability
“We don’t know where sensitive data is”	Data classification & labelling	Sensitivity labels + auto-labelling
“Sensitive data leaks are a real risk”	DLP deployment & tuning	DLP across M365 & endpoints
“We keep everything forever / delete randomly”	Retention & records management	Retention policies + records management
“An eDiscovery request would be painful”	eDiscovery & audit setup	eDiscovery Standard/Premium + audit
“Insider threats concern us”	Insider risk deployment	Insider Risk Management + Comms Compliance
“We’re enabling Copilot and need data safe”	Copilot data-safety programme	Labels + DLP + permissions review
“Our broader data estate is ungoverned”	Unified data governance	Data catalog, map & lineage
“We’re migrating off Symantec / Broadcom DLP”	Third-party DLP migration to Purview	Purview DLP replaces legacy

Not sure which you need most? The maturity assessment above — or a free consultation — will pinpoint it.

Our Purview Delivery Approach

Free consultation & assessment

We review your compliance obligations, current data governance, and Purview configuration (if any) and show where the gaps are. No cost, no obligation.

Classification & labelling design

We design your sensitivity label taxonomy — aligned to your data types, regulations, and how people actually work — so labels are meaningful and usable, not ignored.

DLP policy deployment

We deploy DLP across workloads — email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, endpoints, and cloud apps — first in simulation or audit mode, then tune policies, exceptions, and user notifications before enforcement.

Retention & records configuration

We configure retention policies and records management aligned to your legal and regulatory requirements, with defensible disposal.

eDiscovery, audit & insider risk

We set up eDiscovery, legal holds, audit, and insider risk management so you’re ready for investigations and audits.

Copilot data-safety validation

We validate sensitivity labels, DLP, sharing permissions, and overshared locations before Copilot rollout — a step many teams overlook until sensitive content appears in AI responses.

Adoption, monitoring & ongoing governance

We train users, hand over governance controls, monitor DLP and insider-risk alerts, review exceptions, and tune policies as your data estate, licensing, and compliance obligations evolve.

t starts with a free Purview assessment. No obligation.

Why Star Knowledge

Criteria	Star Knowledge	In-House IT	Generic Compliance Vendor
Purview breadth	Labels + DLP + retention + eDiscovery + insider risk + governance	Piecemeal, one feature at a time	Often labels or DLP only
DLP tuning	Low false positives, multi-workload	Noisy, users ignore	Template policies
Label adoption	Designed to be used, not ignored	Deployed, not adopted	Classification-only
Copilot data safety	Built into every engagement	Not considered	Not offered
Regulatory alignment	Mapped to your obligations	Best-effort	Checkbox
Data governance (catalog)	Unified, multi-cloud	M365 only / manual	Not offered
Insider risk	Deployed and triaged	Turned on, not managed	Out of scope
Track record	35+ governance & compliance projects	In-house only	Mixed

Case Studies

Full Purview Programme for a Financial Services Firm

Financial services firm, 400+ users, regulatory obligations.

Purview: sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery

Sensitive client data was unclassified, DLP was absent, and retention was “keep everything forever.”

Designed a label taxonomy, deployed DLP across workloads, configured regulatory retention, and set up eDiscovery.

Copilot Data-Safety Programme for a Professional Services Firm

Professional services firm, 200+ users, planning Copilot.

Purview sensitivity labels, DLP, permissions review

The firm wanted Copilot but knew over-shared confidential client data would be a problem.

Classified data with sensitivity labels, deployed DLP, and reviewed SharePoint permissions before Copilot enablement.

Third-Party DLP Migration for a Healthcare Provider

Healthcare provider, 300+ users, migrating off legacy DLP.

Legacy DLP → Purview DLP + endpoint DLP

Legacy DLP was end-of-life and didn’t cover Teams, SharePoint, or endpoints.

Migrated DLP policies to Purview, extending coverage across M365 and endpoints, tuned for HIPAA-relevant data.

Industries We Serve

Financial Services

Regulatory compliance, DLP, and retention

Healthcare

HIPAA-aligned classification and data protection

Legal

Client confidentiality, eDiscovery, and records

Professional Services

Client data protection and Copilot safety

Manufacturing

IP protection and regulatory compliance

Retail

PCI-relevant DLP and data lifecycle

Education

Student data protection and records management

Government

Classification, retention, and audit readiness

From a first sensitivity-label deployment to enterprise-wide Purview governance across your data estate, we scale to fit.

Insights

Blog

AI Governance in Microsoft 365: Copilot Security, Purview Controls, and Enterprise Readiness Guide

Blog

DLP that works — deploying data loss prevention without blocking everything

checklist

Microsoft Purview readiness checklist

guide

Building a sensitivity label taxonomy that people actually use

Copilot Respects Your Labels — If You Have Them (2026)

In 2026, Microsoft Purview is not just a compliance tool — it is a practical control layer for AI readiness. Copilot in Microsoft 365 respects existing permissions and sensitivity labels, which means poorly governed or overshared content can still appear to users who already have access. Purview helps reduce that risk through labels, DLP, retention, auditability, and permissions hygiene before Copilot is broadly enabled.

Sensitivity labels guide Copilot — labelled data is easier to protect and govern than unclassified content

DLP constrains risky sharing — policies help prevent sensitive content from being shared, copied, or used inappropriately

Auto-labelling at scale — you can’t label millions of documents manually; auto-labelling makes it practical

Purview supports safer Copilot rollout — labels, DLP, audit, and permissions cleanup reduce avoidable exposure risks

Do we need Purview before enabling Copilot?

Strongly recommended. Copilot respects existing permissions, sensitivity labels, and DLP policies, but those controls need to be designed and deployed first. A Purview readiness review helps identify overshared content, missing labels, weak DLP coverage, and governance gaps before Copilot is enabled broadly.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft Purview consulting, and what do you cover?

Microsoft Purview consulting deploys and governs data governance, compliance, and information protection. Star Knowledge covers sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, audit, insider risk, communication compliance, catalog, map, lineage, and Copilot readiness.

How is Purview different from M365 Security and Defender?

They are complementary. Defender focuses on external threats; Microsoft Purview protects data through classification, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, and governance. Entra ID adds identity control.

Do we need sensitivity labels, and will people actually use them?

Yes. Sensitivity labels tell Microsoft 365 and Copilot which data is sensitive and how to protect it. We design simple label taxonomies and use auto-labelling where scale demands it.

Can you deploy DLP without it blocking everything?

Yes. We tune DLP policies with the right scope, sensitivity, exceptions, policy tips, and pilot testing so they catch real leaks without blocking legitimate work across key workloads.

Can you migrate us off Symantec/Broadcom or another DLP?

Yes. We map legacy DLP policies to Purview, extend coverage to Teams, SharePoint, endpoints, and Microsoft 365, tune controls, and help retire the older tool.

How much does Purview consulting cost, and how long?

Purview consulting is estimated at $400–$600 per consultant day. Assessments may take 5–15 days; implementation depends on labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, data sources, licensing, and Copilot readiness.

Is Purview required before enabling Copilot?

Not technically required, but strongly recommended. Copilot respects sensitivity labels, permissions, and DLP only when those controls are deployed and governed first.

What Microsoft licenses do we need for Purview?

Licensing depends on the Purview capabilities required: sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, eDiscovery, insider risk, audit, and data governance. We assess your Microsoft 365 and Azure licensing before implementation.

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