I find the lineup of Microsoft’s products, bundles and licenses confusing. The names seem to change regularly and it is difficult to know whether documentation is referring to old or new features.

I’m looking into sensitivity labels and what features are available for different license levels. The main features are provided in the Purview portal but there are other sensitivity label features in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps.

From my understanding, a user with an Office 365 E3 license will be licensed for the entry level  Purview components (Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Data lifecycle management, eDiscovery and auditing, insider risk management). You need to step up to Office 365 E5 to get auto-labeling features. 

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps also has some sensitivity labeling features. I believe this requires a Microsoft 365 E5 or a (Office 365 E5 + Enterprise Mobility + Security E5). Which means you would also have access to most of the Purview features.

What is the difference between the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps sensitivity label features compared to the Purview features for Microsoft 365 content? Is it just for labeling content in other cloud services like Box and Dropbox? I saw one article that says the Cloud Apps feature can only label 100 (SharePoint?) items per day. 

​I find the lineup of Microsoft’s products, bundles and licenses confusing. The names seem to change regularly and it is difficult to know whether documentation is referring to old or new features. I’m looking into sensitivity labels and what features are available for different license levels. The main features are provided in the Purview portal but there are other sensitivity label features in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. From my understanding, a user with an Office 365 E3 license will be licensed for the entry level  Purview components (Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Data lifecycle management, eDiscovery and auditing, insider risk management). You need to step up to Office 365 E5 to get auto-labeling features.  Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps also has some sensitivity labeling features. I believe this requires a Microsoft 365 E5 or a (Office 365 E5 + Enterprise Mobility + Security E5). Which means you would also have access to most of the Purview features. What is the difference between the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps sensitivity label features compared to the Purview features for Microsoft 365 content? Is it just for labeling content in other cloud services like Box and Dropbox? I saw one article that says the Cloud Apps feature can only label 100 (SharePoint?) items per day.   Read More

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