Making Office 365 More Secure and Compliant

Microsoft Office 365 represents the company's latest entry into the cloud-based messaging, collaboration and productivity market. While deciding on which of the many flavors of Office 365 to deploy can be a bit daunting because of the many options available it is clear that Microsoft has done quite a good job at creating a robust and scalable platform that can satisfy the requirements of many organizations.

That said, there are some organizations that need compliance and security capabilities not available with Office 365. These include some organizations operating in highly regulated industries like financial services, healthcare and energy; organizations with strict regulatory requirements to protect, archive or sample various types of communications; organizations that operate in countries with strict data protection laws; and organizations with specialized security requirements that are not satisfied by the features built into Office 365.