Session Abstract

Many organizations are encountering SharePoint storage limits and asking, “Do we really need to buy more storage, or is there a better way to manage it?” This session explores four practical strategies to help you optimize SharePoint storage without increasing costs: 1. Trim excess file versions with Version History Limits 2. Govern Microsoft 365 workspaces with lifecycle policies 3. Purge data that’s no longer needed using retention policies 4. Preserve inactive content in Microsoft 365 Archive at a lower cost Through demos and real-world examples, you’ll gain both theoretical and practical insights to take control of your storage strategy. You’ll walk away with actionable insights, real-world examples, and a clear framework to help you take control of your storage strategy, so you can keep what you need, delete what you don’t, and avoid unnecessary storage purchases.

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.