Microsoft 365 Azure Information Protection Update

Microsoft Azure Information Protection (AIP) is nearly here. As you may remember from our last story on 3^rd February, AIP is the software that will help us control and secure emails & documents containing sensitive data that we share outside the Society. Monday 22^nd February marks the start of the AIP phased roll out across the Society and today we update colleagues on what they need to do.

The Roll-Out Plan

AIP will become active for each Business area on a dedicated week during the implementation period. This runs from w/c 22^nd February 2021 until the end of March 2021.

- w/c 22^nd February           Support Services (including the Exec Team and their PAs, excluding Finance)

- w/c 1^st March                   Healthcare, Post Offices, Utilities

- w/c 8^th March                   Childcare and Finance

- w/c 15^th March                 Travel

- w/c 22^nd March                Food Retail

- w/c 29^th March                 Funeral

What do I need to do?

Make sure that you know which week your business area will go live and who your Data Protection Champion is. They will be able to support you with any related AIP queries.

CLICK HERE  to view your Data Protection Champions.

Look out for emails from your Data Protection Champion, who will remind you of when you will be receiving AIP, how to get started and what to do if you encounter any issues.

Support available

There will be various ways to get help if you are uncertain or stuck with AIP:

1. Contact your Data Protection Champion – they have already been trialling AIP and may be able to offer advice.

2. Visit the AIP area on Colleague Connect where there will be Tutorials and FAQs available from the start of rollout.

3. Ask your Data Protection Champion to email the AIP mailbox or raise a ticket in ServiceNow if neither of the above solves your issue.

The AIP Team