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Purview DSPM navigation difficulty
Purview DSPM show many stats which are difficult to relate. Even supporting data are often partial. For e.g. Unprotected Asset, Unlabeled Asset, Classified unlabeled. If Unprotected asset is combination of labelled+unlabelled+classified+unclassified all types? While showing count of unprotected asset, why the scope or denominator is not shown. So many categories are pretty confusing and the stats never tally as scope considered, logic considered are often different which is not clearly articulated. I see Sensitivity label coverage is 100% but at the same time it also shows unlabeled sensitive Assets.
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This is one of challenges with the current DSPM reporting. The terminology and calculation scopes behind metrics such as unprotected assets, unlabeled assets & classified unlabeled assets isn't always clear, and the underlying denominators aren't consistently exposed. This often makes figures appear contradictory - for example, seeing 100% sensitivity label coverage while also being shown unlabeled sensitive assets.
For me the issue here is that the metrics don't necessarily use the same scope or population, so they shouldn't always be expected to tally directly. However, the lack of clear definitions and scope makes the reporting difficult to interpret and validate.
From a governance perspective, I'd like to see Microsoft provide clearer metric definitions and supporting data so that we can understand exactly what each figure represents. Its something that I will definitely be suggesting going forward!
