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Enhancing Microsoft Purview with Integrated Carbon Emission Metrics for Data Storage
Currently, Microsoft Purview doesn't display the carbon emissions associated with storing individual datasets.
However, by integrating Purview with Microsoft's sustainability tools, such as the Emissions Impact Dashboard, we can estimate these emissions. Implementing resource tagging enables more detailed tracking of resource usage and associated emissions.
While this integration provides valuable insights, the carbon emission data would be accessible through external reporting tools rather than being directly displayed within Purview.
It would be beneficial to suggest to Microsoft the development of a feature that integrates carbon emission metrics directly into Purview's data catalogue, promoting greater awareness and accountability regarding the environmental impact of data storage.
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NickDoughtyMicrosoft
That is an interesting idea and we are looking to be able to bring in more metadata for sources where available. Can you point me to which sustainability tool you are using to get these estimates? Today this is not metadata that is available from the sources we connect with directly and there are likely gaps in sources that support it but it is something that can be considered.
The best place for such suggestions is over at the Feedback portal, where it should be reviewed by the powers that be within Microsoft. Here's the link: https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/
They don't currently have a dedicated "purview" forum, but you can probably sneak this into the Information Protection or Records management one.
