Full Purview stack + 350+ compliance frameworks + fixed-fee tiers + senior compliance architect leadership.
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Microsoft Purview implementation partner selection: FastTrack + internal IT for small; Solutions Partner (Security + Modern Work) for mid-enterprise; boutique specialist with all six designations for enterprise + complex compliance. Six Purview modules: Info Protection + DLP + Insider Risk + Communication Compliance + eDiscovery Premium + Compliance Manager. Timeline: 6-8 months for full stack. Licensing: E5 + Compliance add-on ($12/user/mo). Frameworks supported: 350+ including HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, FedRAMP, ISO, GDPR, state privacy, SEC 17a-4, FINRA, CMMC 2.0, EU AI Act. EPC Group Purview stack: Foundation + Advanced + eDiscovery + Compliance Manager (each a fixed fee) + Full Stack fixed fee quoted after discovery.
Match partner tier to Purview scope: (1) Small-to-mid market with M365 E5 baseline needs — Microsoft FastTrack + internal IT covers 60% (Information Protection + basic DLP). (2) Mid-to-enterprise with regulated content — Microsoft Solutions Partner with Security + Modern Work designations. (3) Enterprise + complex compliance (HIPAA/SOC 2/FedRAMP/CMMC) + full Purview stack — boutique specialist like EPC Group with all six Solutions Partner designations + senior compliance architect leadership. (4) Global multi-region enterprise with legal + compliance across jurisdictions — Big Four or Global SI for advisory + boutique specialist for technical implementation.
Six Purview modules deployed together: (1) Information Protection — sensitivity labels + auto-labeling + encryption + rights management. (2) Data Loss Prevention — DLP across Exchange + SharePoint + OneDrive + Teams + Endpoint + Cloud Apps. (3) Insider Risk Management — behavioral risk detection + case management. (4) Communication Compliance — supervisory review + code of conduct enforcement. (5) eDiscovery + Premium — legal hold + custodian management + TAR 2.0 + review sets. (6) Compliance Manager — control mapping + audit evidence + regulatory framework tracking. Purview Data Governance (Data Map + Data Catalog) is separate track — typically deployed later.
Timeline depends on scope + starting maturity: (1) Information Protection + DLP baseline only — 8-12 weeks. (2) Add Insider Risk Management + Communication Compliance — 12-16 weeks. (3) Add eDiscovery Premium — 14-18 weeks. (4) Add Compliance Manager framework mapping — 16-20 weeks. (5) Full Purview stack + Data Governance — 20-32 weeks. Phased approach: EPC Group typically deploys Info Protection + DLP first (weeks 1-8), Insider Risk + Communication Compliance next (weeks 9-16), eDiscovery + Compliance Manager last (weeks 17-24). Full deployment: 6-8 months with senior consultant leadership.
EPC Group Purview implementation tiers: (1) Purview Foundation (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — Information Protection + DLP baseline + tenant configuration. (2) Purview Advanced (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — Insider Risk Management + Communication Compliance deployment. (3) eDiscovery Premium Foundation (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — legal hold + custodians + TAR configuration + review workflows. (4) Compliance Manager (fixed fee, 6 weeks) — framework mapping (HIPAA / SOC 2 / FedRAMP / etc). (5) Full Purview Stack (20-32 weeks, fixed fee quoted after discovery) — all four above with senior consultant leadership + ongoing governance runbook.
Licensing prerequisites: (1) Information Protection — included in E3/E5 for base labels; E5 for auto-labeling + advanced. (2) DLP — Exchange + SharePoint + OneDrive included in E3/E5; Endpoint DLP + Cloud App DLP require E5 + Endpoint DLP add-on. (3) Insider Risk Management — E5 Compliance add-on. (4) Communication Compliance — E5 Compliance add-on. (5) eDiscovery Premium — E5 Compliance add-on. (6) Compliance Manager Premium — E5 Compliance add-on. Realistic enterprise: M365 E5 base + Compliance add-on ($12/user/month) covers full Purview stack. Alternative: E3 base + E5 Compliance + E5 Security stack piecemeal.
Purview Compliance Manager supports 350+ frameworks + templates including: (1) HIPAA (Security + Privacy + Breach Notification). (2) SOC 2 Type II. (3) NIST 800-171 + 800-53 + Cybersecurity Framework. (4) FedRAMP Moderate + High. (5) ISO 27001 + 27017 + 27018 + 27701. (6) EU GDPR + UK GDPR. (7) State privacy (CCPA / CPRA / CTDPA / VCDPA / others). (8) SEC Rule 17a-4. (9) FINRA Rule 3110 + 2210 + 3120. (10) CMMC 2.0 Level 1-3. (11) EU AI Act. (12) Sector-specific (PCI DSS, GLBA, etc.). EPC Group Purview engagements include framework selection + control mapping + evidence generation.
EPC Group Purview methodology: (1) Purview Readiness Assessment (fixed fee, 3 weeks) — current-state audit + framework selection + roadmap. (2) Purview Foundation (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — Info Protection + DLP baseline. (3) Purview Advanced (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — Insider Risk + Communication Compliance. (4) eDiscovery Premium (fixed fee, 8 weeks) — legal hold + custodians + TAR. (5) Compliance Manager (fixed fee, 6 weeks) — framework mapping. (6) Ongoing Purview Governance Retainer (monthly retainer quoted after discovery) — quarterly reviews + new framework additions + policy updates. All led by senior compliance architect. EPC Group Security Solutions Partner designation.
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