Microsoft Teams to allow retention policies, rolling out now

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Published onApril 3, 2018

published onApril 3, 2018

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In a pickle, choosing between which chat communication solutions best fit your work environment?

Perhaps Microsoft could tempt you with the inclusion of Teams retention policies being included in Office 365 security and compliance center.

Yesterday, theOffice team began rolling out the retention policies to Office 365’s security compliance centerand estimate the full breadth of the release should be concluded within the next few weeks.

What does this mean for your average admin in charge of maintaining the office’s communication platforms?

With a Teams retention policy, you can:

In addition, IT Admins can choose what to do with content in chats, whether it be retaining or deleting, use the eye-friendly SCC policy creation center to create rules and guidelines, schedule different retention durations, target entire departments using location rows and location rows to establish retention policies for Sharepoint and One drive folders.

Once again, the update is currently rolling out, but for those interested, there are some FAQ sheets to mull over,here. Microsoft seems to be pouring a lot of resources into Teams to help it catch up in the market while also being competitive with current offerings. The company has eDiscovery of calls and meetings planned for Teams, as wells as implementing Data Prevention of conversations and files found in Teams as well addressing the current round of feedback and audit logs for the month.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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