Microsoft 365 Groups

Product

The Microsoft 365 membership object behind every team, which provisions a SharePoint site, a shared mailbox and calendar, a plan and other connected resources under one membership list.

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Key points about Microsoft 365 Groups

Teams connect to Microsoft 365 groups and SharePoint, and guardrails should not block people who need to work. · Microsoft Teams Governance
Evidence may be spread across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft 365 Groups and Viva Engage, and missing one location can leave evidence incomplete. · Microsoft Purview eDiscovery — Simply Explained

Episodes about Microsoft 365 Groups

Microsoft Teams Governance

2026-10-29

Teams sprawl does not start with bad intent. It starts when creating a team is easy and retiring one is not. In this episode of M365 FM, we look at lifecycle, naming, ownership, templates and expiration for Microsoft Teams, and how they connect to Microsoft…

Microsoft Purview eDiscovery — Simply Explained

2026-08-01 · Video on YouTube

What happens when a regulator requests company records, HR launches an investigation, or legal teams need to preserve critical evidence? Searching through Outlook mailboxes, Teams chats, SharePoint sites, and OneDrive folders manually is slow, error-prone…

Timeline of episodes about Microsoft 365 Groups

Articles about Microsoft 365 Groups (1)

How to Master M365 Group Lifecycle Management: Best Practices for Microsoft 365 Admins
2026-10-16 · Mirko Peters
Master M365 group lifecycle management: creation, naming, expiration and archiving best practices for Microsoft 365 admins.

Frequently asked questions

How are Teams related to Microsoft 365 groups and SharePoint?

The episode connects Teams lifecycle choices to the Microsoft 365 groups and SharePoint behind them. · From the episode: Microsoft Teams Governance

Which Microsoft 365 locations can be searched?

Exchange Online mailboxes, Teams chats and meetings, SharePoint Online libraries, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft 365 Groups and Viva Engage conversations. · From the episode: Microsoft Purview eDiscovery — Simply Explained

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