M365 Changelog: Announcing Microsoft Purview: Your home for Microsoft 365 compliance solutions
MC361277 – Microsoft 365 compliance solutions will be consolidated under the Microsoft Purview brand name. This change will bring together Microsoft 365 compliance solutions and Azure Purview into a single portfolio and will align the naming of various solutions for consistency with other offerings.
When this will happen:
The new naming will go into effect on April 19th.
How this will affect your organization:
Microsoft Purview will deliver comprehensive solutions to help govern, protect, and manage your data estate.
Starting today, April 19, 2022, you will see Microsoft Purview naming within the compliance center experience (now called Microsoft Purview compliance portal) and related solutions. Here’s an overview of naming updates in effect now:
| Former name | New name |
|---|---|
| Azure Purview | Microsoft Purview |
| Azure Purview portal | Microsoft Purview governance portal |
| Microsoft 365 compliance | Microsoft Purview |
| Microsoft 365 compliance center | Microsoft Purview compliance portal |
| Advanced Audit in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Purview Audit (Premium) |
| Basic Audit in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Purview Audit (Standard) |
| Microsoft 365 Communication Compliance | Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance |
| Microsoft Compliance Manager | Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager |
| Microsoft Information Governance | Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management |
| Office 365 Data Loss Prevention | Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention |
| Advanced eDiscovery in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Premium) |
| Core eDiscovery in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard) |
| Microsoft Information Protection | Microsoft Purview Information Protection |
| Microsoft 365 Insider Risk Management | Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management |
| Records Management in Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Purview Records Management |
Product SKU names (including Microsoft 365 E5/A5/G5 Compliance and the compliance component SKUs: Information Protection & Governance, Insider Risk Management, Discover & Respond) will not change at this time.
What you need to do to prepare:
No action is required for you to see this change, and no URLs are changing at this time. However, you may wish to update your documentation to reference the new naming. Note: Additional updates will continue to be made to product documentation and change communications as Microsoft rolls out this naming change broadly.
View the updated Microsoft Purview compliance portal experience here:
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal for Worldwide and GCC cloud environments
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal for GCC-H cloud environments
- Microsoft Purview compliance portal for DoD cloud environments
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