When it comes to data protection, many organizations are asked why choose Azure Information Protection Premium P1 at ~$2 /user/month when AIP Plan 5 offers much more than this?
Here are the top seven reasons leading enterprises to upgrade and how this shift supports better ways of classification of data and data labeling.
1. Automated Classification & Labeling
AIP Premium P1, you can still apply labels by hand whenever you need to. Upgrading to AIP Plan 5 goes a step further: it automatically classifies and suggests labels, looking at the content and the context without asking the user to intervene. This reduces risk and boosts compliance without adding friction to the daily workflow.
2. Hold Your Own Key
Plan 5 also supports Hold Your Own Key, so you keep total control over the encryption keys. This is especially valuable for regulated sectors where data must never leave the organization’s on-premises infrastructure.
3. Automatic S/MIME Security in Outlook
AIP Plan 5 lets you automatically secure emails with S/MIME, applying signing and encryption so phishing is blocked and sensitive info is safeguarded from the start.
4. Advanced On-Premises Scanning & Protection
Plan 1 provides content discovery through manual labels, but Plan 5 goes further, letting on-premises file scanners classify and protect data automatically, even for files kept outside the Microsoft 365 cloud.
5. Document Tracking & Revocation
Both plans help you in tracking document access and revoking it when necessary, yet Plan 5 goes further with advanced analytics and monitoring. This helps you enable real-time usage insights and on-the-fly access revocation whenever required.
6. Unified Management with Microsoft Purview
AIP Plan 5 integrates fully into the Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal streamlining management of labels, classification rules, and access control, rather than using separate tools for you.
7. Support for Custom Label Policies & SDKs
With Plan 5, you gain a detailed data labeling framework, provide fine-grained policies, and a developer SDK that helps you embed protection into custom applications. Whether on iOS, Android, Linux, or other platforms like iOS, Android, Linux, and many more.
Who Should Upgrade to AIP Plan 5?
- Industries like finance, healthcare, and legal are highly regulated and need access control and encryption governance.
- Global enterprises with hybrid environments cloud and on-prem.
- Companies that are using data labeling across multiple platforms, like mobile, desktop, and SaaS.
- Organizations seeking seamless data classification with less user input.
Conclusion
If you are in search of Azure Information Protection Premium P1 and managing documents manually or worried about data leakage in unstructured environments it’s time to explore AIP Plan 5.
The advanced features like automated labeling, robust access control, and data classification make the upgrade a no-brainer for enterprises serious about security. At Technology Solutions Worldwide, we help enterprises choose and configure the right AIP plan aligned to your business needs. Contact us to evaluate your current setup and build a scalable, automated data protection architecture.