check before: 2025-12-01
Product:
Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
New feature, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Purview introduces a Data Security Investigations cost estimator and usage report for better budget planning and cost transparency. Rolling out from December 2025 to March 2026, these features enable detailed billing insights with no admin action needed and are enabled by default for all tenants.
Details:
[Introduction]
We're introducing a Data Security Investigations (DSI) lightweight cost estimator to help analysts model and forecast storage and compute unit costs based on specific use cases, enabling more accurate budget planning. In addition, a new usage report provides granular breakdowns of billed storage and compute unit usage, empowering DSI analysts to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize resource allocation.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 518225.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: Rollout begins early December 2025 and completes by early December 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early February 2026 and completes by late March 2026.
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Release Phase:
General Availability, Preview
Created:
2025-11-15
updated:
2025-11-15
Public Preview Start Date
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is introducing a "cost estimator" and "usage report" in its Purview platform to help organizations forecast data security investigation costs and manage resources more efficiently, with these features automatically available to users from December 2025 to March 2026.
Direct effects for Operations**
Cost Management Challenges
Without preparation, users may face unexpected costs due to lack of understanding of the new billing insights, leading to budget overruns.
- roles: Admins, Analysts
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations-billing, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=518225
User Experience Disruption
The automatic rollout of new features without prior notification may lead to confusion among users regarding new functionalities and their implications on existing workflows.
- roles: Admins, Analysts
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations, https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-security-investigations-billing
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