Microsoft Purview Crash Course: A Fast, Hands-On Guide to Data Governance, Security & Compliance in Microsoft 365 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798278280002)

Microsoft Purview has quickly become a critical tool for protecting sensitive data, managing compliance, and preventing data leaks across Microsoft 365. Yet for many administrators and security teams, Purview feels complex, confusing, and hard to adopt.

This book fixes that fast.

Microsoft Purview Crash Course is a practical, hands-on guide designed to help you understand and implement Microsoft Purview without wasting months on documentation or trial-and-error. It focuses on real-world use cases, step-by-step walkthroughs, and proven best practices used in modern Microsoft 365 environments.

Inside this book, you'll learn how to:

• Set up Microsoft Purview quickly and understand how it fits into the Microsoft 365 security ecosystem

• Discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Exchange

• Design and apply sensitivity labels that protect data at the source

• Create effective Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies without overwhelming users or admins

• Detect insider risk and data exfiltration before incidents escalate

• Use eDiscovery and audit tools to respond confidently to investigations and compliance requests

• Build a clear, practical 30-day roadmap for rolling out Purview in real organizations

This crash course is written for busy Microsoft 365 administrators, security and compliance professionals, and IT teams who need results quickly. No unnecessary theory. No vendor marketing. Just clear explanations and practical guidance you can use immediately.

If you are new to Microsoft Purview or need a faster, more structured way to deploy it, this book will help you move from confusion to confidence one chapter at a time.