StartCloud sets up Microsoft Purview data security and governance for Australian businesses with 5 to 50 staff, in four stages: a data security check that finds sensitive and overshared files across Microsoft 365, a rollout of sensitivity labels, data loss prevention and retention in audit mode, a staged switch to enforcement, and an ongoing managed service. It prepares Microsoft 365 data for Copilot. Microsoft funding may be available for eligible businesses. Fixed price, quoted after scoping. Based in Balcatta, Perth.
Data security and governance
Microsoft Purview data security, without the disruption
Most businesses have files shared far wider than anyone meant. We find them, label what matters and switch protection on in stages, so work keeps moving.
It's also the groundwork for Copilot. AI can only show people what they can already open, so get access right first and AI stays safe.
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Quick answer
Microsoft Purview is the data security and governance toolkit inside Microsoft 365. StartCloud sets it up in four stages: a data security check that finds sensitive and overshared files, a rollout in audit mode so you see the impact before anything is blocked, a gradual switch to enforcement, then ongoing tuning as a managed service. It's how Perth businesses get their Microsoft 365 data ready for Copilot and other AI tools. Microsoft funding may be available for eligible businesses.
Is this you?
Years of files in SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams, and nobody's quite sure who can see what.
01
Know where your sensitive data is
We scan email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams and show you where client, financial and personal information lives.
02
Fix the oversharing
Links shared with everyone, old guest access, folders open to the whole company. We find it and tidy it up.
03
No surprises for your team
Protection runs in audit mode first, so we see what it would block before anyone is stopped mid-task.
04
Ready for Copilot
Labels and access rules mean Copilot and other AI tools only surface what each person should see.
What's included
Data security in four stages
Start with a check, then step up only when you've seen the results. Each stage stands on its own.
- Format
- Check, audit mode, enforcement, then ongoing care
- Time
- Data security check in three to four weeks
- Outcome
- Sensitive data found, labelled and protected
Fixed price, quoted after scoping
Microsoft funding may be available for eligible businesses. We check for you before you commit.
- A data security check across email, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams
- A report on sensitive, overshared and risky data, including shadow AI use
- Sensitivity labels your team can understand and apply
- Data loss rules for email, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive
- Retention rules that match what you're required to keep
- Audit mode first, then a staged switch to enforcement
How it works
- 01
Data security check
An automated scan across Microsoft 365, then a findings report and a plan. Takes three to four weeks.
- 02
Protect in audit mode
Labels, data loss rules and retention go live in watch-only mode for about four weeks, so we see the impact first.
- 03
Switch protection on
We move the approved rules into enforcement in waves over three to four weeks, with support on hand.
- 04
Keep it tuned
A monthly managed service that watches the rules and adjusts them as your business and your AI use change.
The tools
Built into the Microsoft 365 you already pay for
Sensitivity labels
Mark files and emails as public, internal or confidential, and protect them to match.
Data loss prevention
Warn or block when sensitive details are about to leave the business.
Data lifecycle management
Keep what you must and clear out what you no longer need.
Compliance Manager
A running score of where you stand, with the next steps to improve it.
Common questions
Questions about data security
What is Microsoft Purview?
Purview is Microsoft's set of data security and compliance tools inside Microsoft 365. It finds sensitive information, labels it, controls where it can go and decides how long it's kept. Most of what a business with 5 to 50 staff needs is included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
Do we need Microsoft 365 E5?
Usually not. Business Premium covers the essentials. E5 adds wider automatic classification and insider risk tools, and we'll tell you if your situation calls for it.
Will this stop my team from working?
No. Every rule runs in audit mode first, so we can see what it would have blocked. We only switch on what's been checked, in stages, and we're on hand when it goes live.
Do we need this before Copilot?
It's the safest way to start. Copilot shows people anything they already have access to, so if files are overshared, Copilot will surface them. Fixing access first avoids that.
Is Microsoft funding available?
Microsoft funding may be available for eligible businesses, usually for the data security check. We check eligibility for you before you commit to anything.
How long does it take?
The check takes three to four weeks. Audit mode runs for about four weeks, and the switch to enforcement takes another three to four. After that it's ongoing care, month to month.
Ready when you are
Let's go beyond.
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