From Fragmented Rail Systems to Governed Microsoft 365 Data: Greater Anglia’s IT Journey

The UK rail industry is entering a period of structural transformation. As passenger rail services transition back into public ownership by 2027, operators will move from privately managed environments into a unified public sector model under DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) and, ultimately, Great British Railways (GBR). 

This shift has significant implications for how rail organisations govern, secure, and retain data.  

You’ll hear how Greater Anglia: 

• Tackled legacy technical debt, inconsistent permissions and risky external sharing. 
• Cut storage overage costs with AvePoint while maintaining a strict 7 year retention schedule. 
• Engaging proactively with business data owners to manage data deletion, sensitivity labelling and governance. 

If you’re under pressure to prepare for renationalisation or major organisational change, merge or standardise multiple Microsoft 365 environments, or clean up your data estate before rolling out Copilot and other AI tools, this session will give you practical insights you can reuse to reduce risk, control cost and make Microsoft 365 easier to govern.