Data governance strategies are the most successful when we combine them with collaboration and productivity solutions. Together they allow organizations to do more with their content, especially as organizations store more business critical content in cloud applications such as Microsoft 365. Data governance works best when we take a holistic approach that spans rules and guidelines, technology, processes, and most importantly, but sometimes forgotten, culture.
In this month’s episode of Uncovering Hidden Risks, we chat with Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft 365 Collaboration, including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft’s Metaverse work. Jeff has a has a unique perspective on these challenges given the scope of his role guiding the future of collaboration in Microsoft 365.
Guest host Chris McNulty joins Erica Toelle to talk to Jeff about think about the interactions of data governance and collaboration. Chris is a Director of Product Marketing at Microsoft, responsible for Content Services, SharePoint Syntex, and Project Cortex. His perspective on next generation content experiences in Microsoft 365, which includes data governance, is perfect for this topic.
Here are some of the topics we cover in this episode:
- How the definition of data governance has expanded in recent years.
- Top of mind issues Jeff has heard from customers around data governance and collaboration.
- Advice for people planning data governance in an organization to make those powerful tools simpler for the end user.
- The value of a platform that can combine data governance and collaboration.
- Looking ahead, what are the next big rocks in this data protection and collaboration story that we're going to need to solve?
- How AI will help us identify risks for content and collaboration at scale.
- What Jeff thinks about the metaverse and data protection and governance challenges that may rise there.
- Finally, the three ways that Jeff recommends that people prepare for the future of data governance and collaboration.
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We look forward to exploring data governance and collaboration with you!
