Microsoft 365 Copilot Readiness Scorecard 2026: Permissions, Security and Governance
Buying Copilot is not the same as being ready for Copilot. This interactive scorecard helps Microsoft 365 admins, security teams and decision makers assess whether their tenant governance, permissions and security posture are mature enough for a safe Copilot rollout. Includes an 8-input readiness scorecard, SharePoint permissions review, sensitivity labels and DLP assessment, persona-based rollout planning, and practical field-tested advice.
Sensitivity Labels in Microsoft 365: The Admin Setup Guide
Copilot surfaces content your users can already access — which means unprotected "Confidential" files are fair game. This guide walks through the full sensitivity label setup in Microsoft Purview: the tenant prerequisite most admins miss, creating and scoping your first label, configuring encryption and permissions, and publishing a label policy to users. All screenshots from a real Microsoft 365 tenant.
SharePoint Oversharing: The Security Problem Copilot Just Made Urgent
Copilot did not create your oversharing problem — it just made it impossible to ignore. This article explains how Copilot interacts with SharePoint permissions, where oversharing actually comes from in most SMB tenants, and what to audit and fix before enabling Copilot for your organisation.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Licensing Explained: What You Actually Need Before You Buy
Most IT admins know what Copilot does. What trips them up is the licensing — because "Copilot" in Microsoft 365 is not one thing. This article breaks down the free tier, the two paid SKUs, the eligible base plans, and the five technical prerequisites that silently block Copilot even after the licence is assigned.