check before: 2025-07-31
Product:
eDiscovery, Purview Communication Compliance
Platform:
Online, World tenant
Status:
Change type:
Admin impact, Retirement
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Details:
We will be retiring the classic eDiscovery including classic Content Search, eDiscovery (Standard), and eDiscovery (Premium) from the Microsoft 365 Purview portal starting August 1, 2025, and ending September 1, 2025. Instead, we recommend the new unified eDiscovery, which is faster and easier to use, combining standard and premium features, in a simpler workflow with robust reporting. We will continue to invest our development resources in the new unified eDiscovery.
Classic eDiscovery experience (red box) will retire. We recommend the new unified eDiscovery (green box) experience:
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Created:
2025-02-11
updated:
2025-02-11
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Direct effects for Operations**
Loss of Access to Classic eDiscovery
Users will lose access to the classic eDiscovery tools, which may disrupt ongoing investigations or compliance checks that rely on these tools.
- roles: eDiscovery Administrators, Compliance Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/edisc?view=o365-worldwide
User Confusion and Training Needs
Users may be confused by the sudden change and require training on the new unified eDiscovery, leading to potential delays in their work.
- roles: eDiscovery Administrators, Compliance Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/edisc-settings-experience
Documentation Updates Required
Existing documentation will need to be updated to reflect the new unified eDiscovery, which may lead to inconsistencies and confusion if not done promptly.
- roles: IT Documentation Specialists, Compliance Managers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/edisc-permissions?view=o365-worldwide#ediscovery-roles-and-role-groups
Potential Compliance Risks
If users are not adequately informed or trained on the new system, there may be risks of non-compliance with legal or regulatory requirements during the transition period.
- roles: Compliance Managers, Legal Advisors
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/edisc?view=o365-worldwide
Increased Support Requests
The transition may lead to an increase in support requests from users facing issues with the new eDiscovery system, straining IT resources.
- roles: IT Support Staff, eDiscovery Administrators
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/edisc-settings-experience
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