M365 Spring Cleaning: Disposing Zombie Teams
Let’s talk Teams lifecycle management
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Duration: 1 Hour
John Peluso
Chief Product Officer, AvePointJohn Peluso is AvePoint’s Chief Product Officer. In this role, he aligns product and business strategy, leading the conception and design of software solutions with a focus on product market-fit and optimal customer value. Prior to this role, John has held several leadership roles over his 10+ year tenure at AvePoint, including SVP of Product Strategy, Director of Education, and Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector. A leader in the technology industry, John is also a Microsoft RD and MVP.
Before coming to AvePoint, John held a variety of technology and business roles at New Horizons Northeast and New Horizons of Central and Northern NJ which contribute to his over 25 years of expertise. He earned his undergraduate degree from The New School.
Stephanie Donahue
Technical Community Lead - Office of the CTO, AvanadeWith over 20 years of experience in technology, Stephanie is a leader, an innovator, and skilled problem solver. She believes that technology can minimize risk and maximize business growth and potential. Stephanie is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP and a recognized member of the Modern Workplace community where she speaks, writes, and organizes events. Stephanie's community engagement helps her stay on the pulse of technology to get ahead of the curve when it comes to emerging technologies. She leverages her knowledge and relationships with vendors, peers, and thought leaders into innovative business solutions for customers. As Technical Community Lead, Stephanie supports Avanade’s global technical leadership communities.
How many of your organization's Teams are still relevant?
Few people in your organization are proactively reaching out to IT to let them know a project has been completed and the associated Team can be decommissioned, so chances are excellent your collaboration environment is littered with zombie Teams.
This makes your organization less productive and secure as content is harder to find and manage.
Even for organizations with good processes in place for identifying inactive Teams, the next challenge is effectively managing the end-of-life process.
A Team has data and a number of shared artifacts (Exchange mailboxes, OneNote Mailboxes, Planner boards, etc.) that need to be either deleted, archived, declared as a record or moved according to company policy and relevant industry or country data regulations. For many organizations, this process can both burden IT and pose a security/compliance risk.
Our experts will show you how to clean up your Microsoft Teams at scale using both native Microsoft 365 functionality and third-party solutions.
We’ll cover:
What the process of recertification is, why its important, and how to do it
Microsoft inactivity filters—how to use them effectively and when to supplement
How to craft (customize and automate) policies around the virtual workspace end-of-life process
Dealing with duplicative and ownerless Teams
Handling records and sensitive information in Microsoft Teams (and how to know when a Team hosts that data)
Creating a safety net against improper Team disposal and preventing Owners from triggering data loss
Register today if you're in need of a more organized virtual workspace!
