The overall user experience with Microsoft Purview Audit is of higher quality than when it was branded as Compliance Center, and Microsoft consistently updates and evolves functionalities and the overall experience.

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Oksana Kosukhina.

Cloud Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Jan 26, 2026

The main Microsoft feature is that it offers common integration of services, of data, of identity, meaning user accounts, user access, and privileged access.

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Microsoft Purview Audit Cons review quotes

Nagendra Nekkala

Senior Manager ICT & Innovations at Bangalore International Airport Limited

Jun 17, 2024

We do have a Denial of Access happening.

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Sainath Konduru

Information Technology Administrator at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

Jul 9, 2024

Areas for product improvement include enhancing customization options and integrating more comprehensive compliance features.

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Matthew Hoerig

President at Trustsec Inc.

Aug 6, 2025

We are still in the early stages of leveraging Microsoft Purview Audit. Currently, it's primarily used for the audit function.

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Oksana Kosukhina.

Cloud Solution Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Jan 26, 2026

I had a case where I spent three or four hours working deeply with a customer to explain how to work with eDiscovery, why Content Search is not there when it was before, what is an eDiscovery case, and why we are talking about all of this just to review a list of kept emails.

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