Companies are under increasing pressure to manage data loss prevention and utilize data aptly. Data gove
ance and security are critical in assuring proper quality, compliance, as well as security of data, especially in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Microsoft Purview (previously known as Azure Purview) and Fabric offer powerful capabilities that aim to achieve these objectives. Microsoft Purview is a unified data gove
ance solution, and Microsoft Fabric is an integrated platform that enables analytics. This blog explores how organizations can use these tools to implement robust data gove
ance and security from both business and technical perspectives.

What is Microsoft Purview and Fabric?
Microsoft Purview is a comprehensive data gove
ance platform that enables businesses to gain visibility into data estates, classify data, enforce policies, and ensure compliance.
Microsoft Fabric is a unified suite for data analytics, security, and gove
ance closely integrated with Azure Purview, which allows for controlled access and secure collaboration across data teams.
These technologies are central to the data gove
ance framework and security mechanisms outlined in our use case below

Key features of Microsoft/Azure Purview

1. Unified data gove
   ance solutions
   Microsoft Purview is the single platform used for data security in cloud computing. It provides a holistic view of data assets across the entire organization, including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and even on-premises systems.
2. Data discovery and categorization:
   It automates scanning of data sources so that the data is identified as belonging to categories. This could include PII, sensitive financial information, and health data.
3. Data lineage tracking:
   Microsoft/Azure Purview gives an overview of where data originates, how it is transformed, and where it is consumed across the data estate. It also track where data moves and how it changes.
4. Sensitivity labeling and policy enforcement:
   Purview allows users to apply sensitivity labels to data, helping to define policies around data access and handling. These labels can help ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
5. Business glossary:
   Purview helps define business-specific terms and metadata of a company. This will help non-technical users understand the nature of data.
6. End-to-end data security and compliance:
   It supports the organization in complying with its regulatory frameworks for GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other regulatory bodies with built-in gove
   ance, auditing, and reporting capabilities.

This article originally published here — Microsoft Purview and Fabric: Exploring tools for data loss prevention

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Reference:

Smith, E (2025). Data gove
ance and security with Microsoft Purview and Fabric. Available at: Data gove
ance and security with Microsoft Purview and Fabric – DEV Community [Accessed: 10th May 2025].