https://www.m365.fm/entity/retention-policies/Microsoft Purview policies that keep or delete content such as Teams channel messages, chats and site files for a defined period, independently of what users delete.enhttps://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-native-microsoft-365-backup-isnt-enough-to-protect-your-data/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-native-microsoft-365-backup-isnt-enough-to-protect-your-data/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:58:35 -0000articleWelcome back to the blog! As podcasters, we spend a lot of time diving deep into the inner workings of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. Recently, we explored a critic…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-365-retention-vs-backup-what-every-it-manager-needs-to-know/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-365-retention-vs-backup-what-every-it-manager-needs-to-know/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:21:33 -0000articleCompare Microsoft 365 retention policies and backup for data preservation and recovery. Understand their different purposes, limits, and planning considerations.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/retention-policies-vs-retention-labels-when-to-use-which/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/retention-policies-vs-retention-labels-when-to-use-which/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:16:33 -0000articleWelcome back to the companion blog for the podcast! If you have ever stared at your Microsoft 365 tenant and wondered how on earth to stop your users from hoarding …https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/stop-treating-them-the-same-retention-policies-vs-records-management-in-m365/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/stop-treating-them-the-same-retention-policies-vs-records-management-in-m365/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:38:37 -0000articleWelcome to our deep dive into the sometimes confusing world of Microsoft 365 compliance. If you have ever set up a broad compliance rule and assumed your data was…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-purview-records-management-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-purview-records-management-simply-explained/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeContracts, policies and financial reports now live across SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online and Teams, yet organizations must still prove how long they kept them and why they deleted them. This Simply Explained episode shows compliance teams and Microsoft…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-purview-audit-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-purview-audit-simply-explained/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeWhen a file is shared externally or a policy quietly changes, many Microsoft 365 teams cannot say who did it or when. This episode explains Microsoft Purview Audit for IT admins, compliance officers and security analysts, from the unified audit log to Audit…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/data-lifecycle-management-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/data-lifecycle-management-simply-explained/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMicrosoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management helps organizations control how long information should be kept, when it should be reviewed, and when it should be securely deleted. Instead of allowing emails, Teams chats, SharePoint documents, OneDrive files, and…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-graph-the-enterprise-nervous-system/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-graph-the-enterprise-nervous-system/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMicrosoft Graph is far more than a REST API—it acts as the enterprise nervous system that connects people, identities, files, conversations, meetings, permissions, and business processes across Microsoft 365. In this episode, we explore why understanding…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-death-of-the-dropdown-why-manual-tagging-is-killing-your-governance/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-death-of-the-dropdown-why-manual-tagging-is-killing-your-governance/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeManual tagging is dead—and it’s quietly undermining your Microsoft 365 governance strategy. In this episode, we explore why traditional metadata management based on dropdown menus, user-selected labels, and manual classification no longer works in modern…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/i-engineered-copilot-for-35-million-pages-the-epstein-files-challenge/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/i-engineered-copilot-for-35-million-pages-the-epstein-files-challenge/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeIn this episode, Mirko Peters explores one of the most ambitious experiments in enterprise AI: engineering Microsoft Copilot to analyze and reason across more than 35 million pages of highly complex and interconnected information, inspired by the scale and…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/versioning-in-sharepoint-the-complete-guide-for-modern-document-management/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/versioning-in-sharepoint-the-complete-guide-for-modern-document-management/Mon, 25 May 2026 14:28:08 -0000articleConfigure SharePoint versioning for document libraries, including major and minor versions, limits, approvals, restoration, permissions, retention, and governance.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/protecting-microsoft-copilot-with-purview-dlp-insider-risk-with-alan-cox-mvp/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/protecting-microsoft-copilot-with-purview-dlp-insider-risk-with-alan-cox-mvp/Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeIn this episode of the M365.fm podcast, Microsoft MVP Alan Cox joins us to discuss how organizations can securely adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot using Microsoft Purview, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Insider Risk Management. As AI becomes increasingly…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/transcription-in-teams-meetings-complete-guide-for-microsoft-teams-users/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/transcription-in-teams-meetings-complete-guide-for-microsoft-teams-users/Mon, 11 May 2026 09:16:23 -0000articleLearn how to enable transcription in Microsoft Teams, download and share meeting transcripts, improve accuracy, and manage access and retention settings.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/retention-policies-vs-labels-in-microsoft-365-a-complete-guide/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/retention-policies-vs-labels-in-microsoft-365-a-complete-guide/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:36:51 -0000articleCompare retention policies vs retention labels in Microsoft 365 and learn when to use each approach for lifecycle management and compliance.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-retention-policies-are-not-applied-in-microsoft-365-troubleshooting-and-solutions/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-retention-policies-are-not-applied-in-microsoft-365-troubleshooting-and-solutions/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:34:02 -0000articleFind out why Microsoft 365 retention policies are not applied and resolve issues involving locations, policy scope, conflicts, timing, and licensing.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/audit-logs-not-showing-data-troubleshooting-causes-and-solutions/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/audit-logs-not-showing-data-troubleshooting-causes-and-solutions/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0000articleIf you’re scratching your head because audit logs aren’t showing the information you expect, you’re not alone. Missing audit data can throw off in…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/audit-ready-or-audit-panic-the-high-cost-of-governance-debt/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/audit-ready-or-audit-panic-the-high-cost-of-governance-debt/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMost Microsoft 365 environments don’t fail audits because of missing controls—they fail because of governance debt. Over time, quick fixes, unclear ownership, and poorly aligned operating models create hidden structural issues. These problems stay invisible…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-satisfying-downfall-of-manual-admin/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-satisfying-downfall-of-manual-admin/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeYou didn’t fail as an admin. The system failed because it needed you. After years of manual governance—access reviews, approvals, lifecycle policies—this episode exposes the uncomfortable truth: human-driven administration was never scalable in a...https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/copilot-and-retention-policies-what-every-m365-admin-needs-to-know/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/copilot-and-retention-policies-what-every-m365-admin-needs-to-know/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:16:47 -0000articleMicrosoft 365 Copilot: Retention Policies. Learn about Microsoft 365 retention policies for copilot and Teams chats and copilot interactions.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-365-governance-framework-1/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-365-governance-framework-1/Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:47:46 -0000articleMicrosoft 365 Governance Framework: Building Effective Governance. Establish a strong governance framework for collaboration tools like SharePoint.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/top-7-microsoft-365-governance-mistakes-to-avoid-in-2026/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/top-7-microsoft-365-governance-mistakes-to-avoid-in-2026/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:54:26 -0000articleTop 7 Microsoft 365 Governance Mistakes to Avoid in 2026Navigating Microsoft 365 governance in 2026 is more complex than ever, and even small missteps can have big …https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/teams-security-hardening-best-practices/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/teams-security-hardening-best-practices/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeYour “private” Microsoft Teams channels are quietly bleeding data – and default settings are to blame. In this episode, we walk through real-world incidents where dormant guest accounts, synced libraries, and careless PII pastes turned Teams into a silent…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-info-architects-guide-to-surviving-purview/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-info-architects-guide-to-surviving-purview/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeLearn Microsoft Purview data governance, information architecture, Data Map, classification, retention, DLP, and practical enterprise controls.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-365-retention-rigged-or-robust/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-365-retention-rigged-or-robust/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeAre your Microsoft 365 retention settings quietly sabotaging compliance? This episode reveals why mixing up retention policies and records management loses evidence, breaks audits, and confuses eDiscovery. Learn the real precedence rules across…