The Documented Limitations of Microsoft 365 Purview eDiscovery Guide

Why this guide exists

Microsoft Purview is a capable eDiscovery platform for many M365 customers running standard workloads. For large organizations with strict compliance, legal, and information governance needs, Microsoft has published limits. These limits affect indexing, export, and case management at scale. Our guide documents those constraints, citing Microsoft's own published sources, and explains what each one means for real eDiscovery workflows.

What's inside

The licensing tiers that determine which Purview eDiscovery features you can access - Standard vs. Premium, commercial vs. government

• Where Purview's case management and workflow features create administrative complexity at enterprise scale

• The export constraints that affect large-scale data extraction

• The case hold limits that affect organizations managing concurrent legal matters

• How Cloudficient Expireon addresses each of these documented Microsoft limitations