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Discussing the measures and considerations for implementing Microsoft Teams data governance in your organization Since the pandemic, Microsoft Teams has been one of the most popular collaboration tools in the remote work age, bridging the gap between the office and the remote workforce allowing users to interact, exchange ideas, and establish relationships all in one place. To put that into perspective, Microsoft Teams grew from 20 million daily active users (DAUs) in November 2019 to 44 million in March 2020 to 250 million monthly active users in July 2021 . And as Microsoft Teams creates novel features and integrations, there are no signs that Microsoft Team's growth will decrease.  However, in a rush to embrace new technologies for their sudden remote workforce, many businesses neglected one critical element – Microsoft Teams data governance . Although establishing governance before the tool's initial deployment is ideal, a sudden shift to remote work in 2020 made this almo...

Due to the pandemic, many people were forced to work remotely for the first time, causing communication and collaboration issues between workgroups, clients, and even between the company and employees. As a result, companies rushed to embrace collaboration applications like Zoom, Slack, Meet, WebEx, Jabber, Microsoft Teams, etc., to keep their suddenly remote workforce connected and productive.  Since so many businesses rely on Microsoft's Office 365 suite for their day-to-day operations, it's no surprise that most of them turned to MS Teams to help their workers communicate successfully while working from home. But while the immediate focus was on the employees' productivity, businesses should now also consider what the rapid surge in new application usage implies for their data retention and management, compliance, and litigation requirements. Compliance Several compliance regulations require companies to preserve certain records for at least six years. For example, SEC ...