Session Abstract

The introduction of Microsoft 365 Copilot and other generative AI applications has highlighted the limitations of the 'security by obscurity' approach. Efficient content management is now vital for safeguarding sensitive information, minimizing the risks of oversharing, and maintaining a secure SharePoint environment. SharePoint Advanced Management (SAM) offers new functionality to improve content governance, security, and efficiency. This session will explore and demonstrate the new functionalities: 1. Oversharing Prevention: Discover how SAM provides you with control over access to sensitive information, including limiting Copilot access to content, to prevent data leaks and ensure your digital environment is secure. 2. Content Sprawl Management: Discover how SAM governs site provisioning and ownership to keep your digital estate organized and secure. 3. Lifecycle Management: Understand the policies for handling inactive sites and outdated information to ensure your content remains relevant, up-to-date, and compliant. By the end of this session, you will gain both theoretical and practical insights into SharePoint Advanced Management.

Nikki Chapple

Nikki Chapple is a Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay and a dual Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Microsoft 365 and Security. She specialises in AI governance, Microsoft Purview and helping organisations build trusted data foundations for AI across Microsoft 365, Copilot and AI agents. With more than 35 years of experience spanning IT and business, Nikki works with organisations to identify sensitive information that is overshared or exposed, strengthen data security and governance, and implement Microsoft Purview to protect critical information. By ensuring data is trusted, secure and well governed, she helps organisations adopt AI with confidence while reducing risk and meeting compliance obligations. Nikki believes successful AI adoption starts with trusted, governed data, not the AI itself. This philosophy underpins her work with enterprise customers and is the foundation of her conference sessions, workshops and technical guidance. Nikki co-authored the Governance, Risk & Compliance competency of the Microsoft 365 Maturity Model and was recognised in Microsoft's People of Purview (2025) and with the UK Community Award for Security & Compliance Evangelist (2023). She is an international conference speaker, blogs at nikkichapple.com, and co-hosts the AI Governance & Data Security Show.