Microsoft 365: PAYGO consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needs

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft 365 now offers consumption-based billing for extra SharePoint storage. This simplifies acquiring additional storage but requires careful monitoring to prevent unexpected costs and potential data sprawl if not governed.

The Impact

Admins and finance teams are affected by new billing, with a low security risk related to unmanaged data growth.

• Admins: New billing model for SharePoint storage requires cost monitoring.
• Finance Teams: Unplanned expenditure if storage consumption is not managed.
• Security Teams: Potential for unmanaged data growth if storage is not governed.

The Action

1. Review current SharePoint storage consumption and growth trends.
2. Establish budget alerts and spending limits for PAYGO storage in Azure portal.
3. Update internal policies for SharePoint storage provisioning and lifecycle management.
4. Implement Microsoft Purview data lifecycle management policies for SharePoint content.
5. Regularly audit SharePoint site collections for data relevance and retention compliance.

Domain: SharePoint · Impact: low · Workload: SharePoint