check before: 2025-11-15
Product:
Entra, Microsoft 365 Apps, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Information Protection, Purview Insider Risk Management
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Rolling out
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management introduces a pay-as-you-go feature usage report by mid-February 2026, offering detailed billing insights by data source and activity. This default report helps admins optimize costs and policies without requiring setup, enhancing compliance visibility and access control via Entra ID.
Details:
[Introduction]
We're introducing a new pay-as-you-go feature usage report in Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management. This report provides detailed insights into billed processing unit usage across data source categories and activity indicators. It's designed to help Insider Risk Management (IRM) admins improve budget planning, identify cost-saving opportunities, and fine-tune policy configurations.
This message is associated with Roadmap ID 511816.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview (Worldwide): Begins mid-November 2025 and completes by mid-November 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): Begins mid-February 2026 and completes by mid-February 2026.
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-10-16
updated:
2025-10-16
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a pay-as-you-go usage report feature in its Purview Insider Risk Management tool by February 2026, offering detailed insights into resource usage and costs, with automatic availability and role-based access for enhanced compliance monitoring.
Direct effects for Operations**
Increased Complexity in Cost Management
The introduction of a new pay-as-you-go feature usage report may lead to confusion among admins regarding cost allocation and budgeting if they are not prepared to interpret the new data effectively, potentially resulting in mismanagement of resources.
- roles: IRM Admins, Finance Team
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/insider-risk-management-reports, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=511816
User Experience Disruption
If the new report is not properly communicated or if admins are unprepared to utilize it, users may experience delays in compliance reporting and policy adjustments, leading to potential compliance risks and user dissatisfaction.
- roles: IRM Admins, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/insider-risk-management-reports, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=511816
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