E-Mail Archiving and Retention in MicroSoft 365 demystified

Problem:

• You need to implement some kind of mail archiving and retention policy either for compliance reasons or your boss is on your ass about it
• Maybe you have the misfortune of dealing with tedious government regulations that require that all business relevant documents, including e-mails, are retained SOMEWHERE for SOMETIME
• You’ve read the Microsoft docs regarding this topic and are still confused about all the damn options MS throws at you between on-prem and Exchange Online and the old portal and the new Compliance portal, which is now the Purview portal, blah, blah, blah

Solution:

Download the above PDF. I have tried my best to simplify the concepts involved and provide a PDF which you could rebrand and show to your non-technical boss to explain even to her or him. Once you realize that Microsoft just wants you to use Retention Policies and once you are armed with the knowledge of HOW they work, the implementation should be an easy sell. As always, reach out to me via the contact form if I can help. Best of luck!