Introduction
Messaging administration has taken on high relevance in businesses of all sizes. Because of this fact, compliance has become an essential feature for every messaging administrator to understand.
Many countries and regions have their own requirements for data protection. Besides these legal requirements, many companies must also meet regulatory requirements in their industry sector. These requirements often limit access to messages for certain business roles or require special retention periods for messages.
This module examines the different compliance features in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal that messaging administrators can use to follow both legal and regulatory requirements.
Prerequisites
This module is designed for persons who are aspiring to the Microsoft 365 Messaging Administrator role. The prerequisites for this module include:
- Ability to navigate the Microsoft 365 admin center, the Exchange admin center, and the Microsoft Defender portal.
- Ability to create Domain Name System (DNS) records at an intermediate level.
- Familiarity with Active Directory concepts such as centralized domain management, sites, and directory-based identity-related services.
- Ability to write PowerShell commands at an intermediate level.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe different policy and compliance features for messaging.
- Evaluate the different administrator roles in Microsoft 365.
- Plan retention policies for Exchange Online mailboxes.
- Create message traces to understand the mail flow in your Exchange Online organization.
- Describe how sensitivity labels let you classify and protect your organization's data.
- Create and manage inactive mailboxes.