Compliance and Purview
I build data protection and compliance programmes on Microsoft Purview that satisfy regulators and survive audits, aligned to GDPR and ISO 27001.
Problems I help solve
What I deliver
Information Protection
Sensitivity labels and auto-classification.
- What I deliver
- A sensitivity label taxonomy and auto-classification rules with encryption and access tied to labels.
- Business outcome
- Automated classification of 100,000+ files, with protection that travels with the data.
- Microsoft Purview
- Sensitivity Labels
Data Loss Prevention
DLP across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and endpoints.
- What I deliver
- DLP policies piloted in audit mode, tuned to real workflows, then moved to enforcement across services and endpoints.
- Business outcome
- Leaks prevented without blocking legitimate work.
- Purview DLP
- Endpoint DLP
Compliance Alignment
GDPR and ISO 27001 mapping via Azure Policy as code and Purview.
- What I deliver
- A control-to-framework mapping for GDPR and ISO 27001, with the evidence trail to support it.
- Business outcome
- An audit-ready posture you can evidence.
- Purview
- Azure Policy
- ISO 27001
Insider Risk and Investigations
Risk scoring and data investigations.
- What I deliver
- Insider risk policies, triage workflows, and a privacy-respecting investigation process.
- Business outcome
- Risky data movement caught before it becomes a breach.
- Insider Risk Management
- Purview
Data Lifecycle and Records Management
Retention, records, and eDiscovery.
- What I deliver
- Retention and records policies, disposition review, and eDiscovery readiness across Microsoft 365.
- Business outcome
- Data kept and disposed of in line with regulation.
- Purview Data Lifecycle Management
- eDiscovery
Outcomes
100,000+ files auto-classified and protected with Microsoft Purview
GDPR and ISO 27001-aligned programmes for regulated industries
Data loss incidents reduced by 60%
Technology stack
- Microsoft Purview Suite
- Sensitivity Labels
- Purview DLP
- Endpoint DLP
- Insider Risk Management
- Azure Policy
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
Typical deliverables
- Data classification and labeling scheme
- DLP policy design and rollout plan
- GDPR and ISO 27001 control mapping
- Insider risk programme design
Reference architecture
Related case studies
Consolidating a fragmented Azure estate
A Gulf-region financial services group
Azure had grown across disconnected subscriptions. I designed a landing zone and migration path that brought the whole estate under one governable model.
One governable cloud estate, built on a proper landing zone
Data governance with Microsoft Purview
A North American insurer
Sensitive data sat across Microsoft 365 with no controls. I designed a Purview classification and DLP program that made governance enforceable.
Sensitive data classified, labeled, and protected by policy
Let me turn complexity into a system you can run.
Securing a Microsoft environment, planning a migration, or getting ready for Copilot. I help you make the call with clarity, then build it to last.