SharePoint Advanced Management: Unlocking Powerful Capabilities
Also explained in youtube video : https://youtu.be/oOxUA-KvzqA
Introduction
SharePoint Advanced Management is a Microsoft 365 add-on that equips organizations with a suite of features to enhance their SharePoint and OneDrive experience. Whether you’re a SharePoint administrator or a site owner, these advanced capabilities empower you to manage, govern, and secure your content effectively.
Key Features
1. Advanced Access Policies for Secure Content Collaboration
- Restrict SharePoint Site Access: You can limit access to SharePoint sites based on membership in Microsoft 365 groups (for group-connected sites) or security groups (for non-group connected sites). Users outside these specified groups won’t have access, even if they previously had permissions or shared links.
- OneDrive Content Access Restrictions: Control access to shared content in a user’s OneDrive by defining a security group. Only members of the group can access the content.
- OneDrive Service Access Limitation: Fine-tune OneDrive access by allowing only specific users (members of a security group) to utilize it.
2. Data Access Governance Reports
- Identify potentially overshared or sensitive content within SharePoint sites using data access governance reports. These reports help you assess and apply appropriate security and compliance policies.
3. Conditional Access Policies
- With Microsoft Entra authentication context, enforce stringent access conditions for SharePoint sites. Authentication contexts can be directly applied or connected to sensitivity labels.
4. Secure SharePoint Document Libraries
- When SharePoint is enabled for sensitivity labels, configure a default label for document libraries. New files uploaded or existing files edited in the library will automatically inherit this label.
5. Advanced Sites Content Lifecycle Management
- Block Download Policy: Prevent file downloads from SharePoint sites or OneDrive without relying on Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies.
Licensing and Cost
SharePoint Advanced Management is available as a per-user license. Commercial customers can acquire it for $3 per user per month.