Microsoft 365: Pay-as-you-go storage for OneDrive

🚨 The Signal: OneDrive now offers pay-as-you-go storage, allowing admins to provision additional space beyond licensed limits for specific users. This introduces new cost management and data governance considerations for expanding data footprints.

The Impact

Admins and Security Teams are affected by new data sprawl risks and cost implications from expanded OneDrive storage.

• Admins face increased costs and management complexity from expanded storage.
• Security Teams must update data governance policies for larger OneDrive quotas.
• Compliance Officers need to reassess data retention and classification for new storage.
• Financial Teams must track and budget for consumption-based storage costs.

The Action

1. Review current OneDrive storage policies and user quotas.
2. Establish clear guidelines for approving additional OneDrive storage requests.
3. Implement data classification and retention policies for expanded OneDrive content.
4. Monitor OneDrive storage usage and associated costs via Microsoft 365 admin center.
5. Communicate new storage policies and cost implications to relevant stakeholders.

Impact: medium · Workload: OneDrive