Compliance and Governance
Enterprise SharePoint environments frequently slow down or fail to scale not because of content volume, but because compliance, identity, and governance controls were treated as afterthoughts. Our architecture embeds compliance and governance directly into the platform design, ensuring security, auditability, and regulatory alignment without degrading performance.
Identity, Access, and Zero Trust
Authentication and authorization are enforced using Microsoft Entra ID, enabling conditional access, MFA, device compliance checks, and tenant-wide identity governance. SharePoint access is never trusted implicitly—every request is evaluated against identity, context, and policy.
- Microsoft Entra ID–backed Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Conditional Access and least-privilege enforcement
- Support for legal, finance, and regulated enterprise tenants
Secure Data Plane and Private Connectivity
While SharePoint Online remains the system of record for documents, sensitive workflows, metadata, and structured data are isolated behind private Azure networking. Azure Virtual Networks, Private DNS Zones, and Network Security Groups ensure data never traverses public endpoints unnecessarily.
- Private Azure Virtual Network segmentation (App + SQL subnets)
- Network Security Groups (NSGs) enforcing east–west traffic controls
- Private DNS resolution for internal service communication
Secrets, Credentials, and Managed Identity
No credentials are embedded in code or configuration. All services authenticate using Azure Managed Identity, with secrets and keys centrally governed through Azure Key Vault. This eliminates credential sprawl and reduces breach impact.
- Managed Identity authentication between SharePoint-integrated services
- Centralized secret rotation and access policies via Azure Key Vault
- No hard-coded credentials or connection strings
Auditability, Legal Hold, and Regulatory Readiness
Compliance is not just about prevention—it is about proof. All access, queries, and data movements are logged and retained to support audits, investigations, and legal discovery. This architecture aligns naturally with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and financial industry retention requirements.
- Unified audit logging via Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
- SharePoint audit logs integrated into centralized monitoring
- Support for legal hold, eDiscovery, and retention policies
Why This Matters to CTOs
Compliance-driven throttling, search degradation, and administrative overhead often emerge when SharePoint is asked to scale beyond its original design. By separating concerns—identity, governance, storage, and compute—this architecture allows SharePoint to remain compliant without becoming a bottleneck.
- Reduced risk of tenant-wide throttling
- Clear separation of compliance responsibilities
- Predictable scaling for regulated enterprises
