check before: 2024-11-15
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Microsoft 365 suite, Purview, Purview Communication Compliance, Purview compliance portal, Purview Information Protection
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Online, Web, World tenant
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In development
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Summary:
Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL has paused its GA release. It allows extending sensitivity labels to various Azure and non-M365 data sources via auto-labeling policies. Public preview was planned for July 2025. Admins can configure labeling by default; some older labeling methods will be deprecated.
Details:
Updated December 5, 2025: We have paused GA release for this feature. Thank you for your patience.
Extend your sensitivity labels to specific or all subscriptions within Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Databricks Unity Catalog, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Dataverse, and SQL Server via auto-labeling policy. Clearly define labeling conditions for data sources beyond M365 without fear of it interfering with existing M365 files configurations.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876.
[When this will happen:]
Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will announce via Message center when we are ready to proceed.
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General Availability, Preview
Created:
2024-11-14
updated:
2025-12-06
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft is extending the use of sensitivity labels to automatically apply them to data in Azure services like Azure Storage and Azure SQL, allowing for consistent data protection across different environments, although the rollout of this feature is currently paused.
Direct effects for Operations**
Auto-labeling Configuration Changes
Without preparation, the automatic application of new auto-labeling policies may lead to mislabeling of sensitive data, causing compliance issues and potential data breaches.
- roles: Data Protection Officer, Compliance Manager
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-frequently-asked-questions, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429876
User Experience Disruption
Users may experience confusion or disruption if their data is labeled incorrectly or if they are not informed about the changes, leading to decreased productivity and trust in the system.
- roles: End User, IT Support Specialist
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-map-data-sources, https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/purview-billing-models
Deprecation of Older Labeling Methods
The deprecation of older labeling methods without proper communication may result in users being unable to access or manage their data as expected, leading to operational inefficiencies.
- roles: Data Administrator, IT Manager
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-frequently-asked-questions, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429876
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-12-06 | MC Last Updated | 07/11/2025 21:46:59 | 2025-12-05T18:31:00Z |
| 2025-12-06 | MC Messages | Updated July 3, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Extend your sensitivity labels to specific or all subscriptions within Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Databricks Unity Catalog, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Dataverse, and SQL Server via auto-labeling policy. Clearly define labeling conditions for data sources beyond M365 without fear of it interfering with existing M365 files configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late November 2025 and expect to complete by late December 2025. | Updated December 5, 2025: We have paused GA release for this feature. Thank you for your patience.
Extend your sensitivity labels to specific or all subscriptions within Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Databricks Unity Catalog, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Dataverse, and SQL Server via auto-labeling policy. Clearly define labeling conditions for data sources beyond M365 without fear of it interfering with existing M365 files configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will announce via Message center when we are ready to proceed. |
| 2025-12-06 | MC End Time | 02/09/2026 08:00:00 | 2026-05-30T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-12-06 | MC Summary | Microsoft Purview's auto-labeling for Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in public preview in July 2025 and generally available by December 2025. This feature allows auto-labeling of data assets beyond M365, with specific or all subscriptions. Admins can configure these policies, and existing capabilities will be updated. | Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL has paused its GA release. It allows extending sensitivity labels to various Azure and non-M365 data sources via auto-labeling policies. Public preview was planned for July 2025. Admins can configure labeling by default; some older labeling methods will be deprecated. |
| 2025-07-12 | MC End Time | 08/25/2025 09:00:00 | 2026-02-09T08:00:00Z |
| 2025-07-12 | MC Last Updated | 07/03/2025 16:34:43 | 2025-07-11T21:46:59Z |
| 2025-07-04 | MC prepare | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Sensitivity Labels in the Microsoft Purview Data Map FAQ Learn about Microsoft Purview billing models | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/purview-billing-models https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-frequently-asked-questions https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429876 | This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.
Sensitivity Labels in the Microsoft Purview Data Map FAQ Learn about Microsoft Purview billing models | Microsoft Learn Data sources that connect to Microsoft Purview Data Map | Microsoft Learn https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/data-map-data-sources https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/purview-billing-models https://learn.microsoft.com/purview/sensitivity-labels-frequently-asked-questions https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=429876 |
| 2025-07-04 | MC Summary | Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in Microsoft Purview | Information Protection. It allows automatic labeling of assets based on defined conditions. Public Preview begins mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting late June 2025. Admins can configure new policies, and some existing capabilities will be discontinued. Preparation requires no admin action before rollout. | Microsoft Purview's auto-labeling for Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in public preview in July 2025 and generally available by December 2025. This feature allows auto-labeling of data assets beyond M365, with specific or all subscriptions. Admins can configure these policies, and existing capabilities will be updated. |
| 2025-07-04 | MC Last Updated | 02/06/2025 23:16:42 | 2025-07-03T16:34:43Z |
| 2025-07-04 | MC Messages | Updated February 6, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Automatically label all or some assets in Microsoft Azure Storage and Microsoft Azure SQL with an auto-labeling policy. You will be able to clearly define labeling conditions for data sources in Azure separately from existing Microsoft 365 files configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-July 2025 (previously mid-April). | Updated July 3, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Extend your sensitivity labels to specific or all subscriptions within Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Databricks Unity Catalog, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Dataverse, and SQL Server via auto-labeling policy. Clearly define labeling conditions for data sources beyond M365 without fear of it interfering with existing M365 files configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out early July 2025 and expect to complete by late July 2025. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late November 2025 and expect to complete by late December 2025. |
| 2025-07-04 | MC End Time | 07/30/2025 09:00:00 | 2025-08-25T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-07-04 | MC How Affect | You can create new auto-labeling policies for Azure Storage and Azure SQL Server that allow you to specify specific data assets or ALL assets to be automatically labeled when the out-of-the-box sensitive information types are detected in a column or asset. After the auto-labeling policy is turned on, wait 15 minutes, and then rescan the scoped data assets. The assets will be labeled automatically.
This change will be available by default for admins to configure. After the rollout, these capabilities will no longer be available: The ability to extend labeling to assets in the Microsoft Purview Data Map (opt in) Instead, you can select where to extend these assets in an auto-labeling policy Schematized data assets as an applicable label scope You can select any label with the scope Files & other data assets for labeling in non-Microsoft 365 workloads Auto-labeling for schematized data assets in label definition If you have configured Auto-labeling for schematized data assets in the label definition, you will need to reconfigure those conditions in an auto-labeling policy. Tip: After you apply labeling to data assets, you can use protection policies to add access control settings associated with the label. You will be able to select AzureStorage and AzureSQLServer workloads in the auto-labeling policy | You can create new auto-labeling policies for non-m365 workloads Server that allow you to specify specific data assets or ALL assets to be automatically labeled when the out-of-the-box sensitive information types are detected in a column or asset. After the auto-labeling policy is turned on, wait 15 minutes, and then rescan the scoped data assets. The assets will be labeled automatically.
This change will be available by default for admins to configure. After the rollout, these capabilities will no longer be available: The ability to extend labeling to assets in the Microsoft Purview Data Map (opt in) Instead, you can select where to extend these assets in an auto-labeling policy Schematized data assets as an applicable label scope You can select any label with the scope Files & other data assets for labeling in non-Microsoft 365 workloads Auto-labeling for schematized data assets in label definition If you have configured Auto-labeling for schematized data assets in the label definition, you will need to reconfigure those conditions in an auto-labeling policy. Tip: After you apply labeling to data assets, you can use protection policies to add access control settings associated with the label. You will be able to select non-m365 workloads in the auto-labeling policy |
| 2025-02-07 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Automatically label all or some assets in Microsoft Azure Storage and Microsoft Azure SQL with an auto-labeling policy. You will be able to clearly define labeling conditions for data sources in Azure separately from existing Microsoft 365 files configurations.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by mid-April 2025. | Updated February 6, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Automatically label all or some assets in Microsoft Azure Storage and Microsoft Azure SQL with an auto-labeling policy. You will be able to clearly define labeling conditions for data sources in Azure separately from existing Microsoft 365 files configurations. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429876. [When this will happen:] Public Preview: We will begin rolling out mid-November 2024 and expect to complete by late November 2024. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late June (previously late March) and expect to complete by mid-July 2025 (previously mid-April). |
| 2025-02-07 | MC Title | Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL | (Updated) Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL |
| 2025-02-07 | MC Last Updated | 11/14/2024 00:15:04 | 2025-02-06T23:16:42Z |
| 2025-02-07 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2025-02-07 | MC Summary | Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in Microsoft Purview | Information Protection. It allows automatic labeling of assets based on defined conditions. Public Preview begins mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting late March 2025. Admins can configure new policies, and some existing capabilities will be discontinued. Preparation requires no admin action before rollout. | Auto-labeling for Microsoft Azure Storage and Azure SQL will be available in Microsoft Purview | Information Protection. It allows automatic labeling of assets based on defined conditions. Public Preview begins mid-November 2024, with General Availability starting late June 2025. Admins can configure new policies, and some existing capabilities will be discontinued. Preparation requires no admin action before rollout. |
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