
Jim May
Jim May is a Senior Cloud Consultant who specialises in Microsoft 365 Governance and Compliance. With over a decade of experience, he has built a strong track record of delivering secure, scalable and effective cloud solutions across a wide range of organisations. His expertise spans the full Microsoft ecosystem, alongside extensive experience in designing and implementing cloud architectures and leveraging Microsoft Azure Technologies to support modern workplace transformation.
In addition to his technical capabilities, Jim has worked as an Organisational Change Manager, enabling businesses to successfully adopt new technologies and maximise their value. He is particularly passionate about bridging the gap between technology and people, ensuring that solutions are not only implemented effectively but are also embraced and utilised to their full potential.
Jim holds multiple Microsoft certifications, including the Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert and Cybersecurity Architect Expert, reflecting his commitment to maintaining the highest standards of technical excellence and best practice.
He is driven by a strong belief in continuous learning and knowledge sharing, encapsulated in his personal motto – “The greatest innovators aren’t the ones who know the most – they’re the ones who lift others up, share what they’ve learned and turn knowledge into a bridge instead of a barrier”.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-m-677569238/
Blog: https://jimtalks.co.uk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GovernanceJim
Current Events

CollabDays Bletchley Park 2026
at National Museum of Computing in Bletchley ParkSeptember 23Join Jim May and our MVP Nikki Chapple at CollabDays Bletchley Park 2026, where Nikki will explore how to govern Copilot and Shadow AI using Microsoft...
Current Events

CollabDays Bletchley Park 2026
at National Museum of Computing in Bletchley ParkSeptember 23Join Jim May and our MVP Nikki Chapple at CollabDays Bletchley Park 2026, where Nikki will explore how to govern Copilot and Shadow AI using Microsoft...
Jim's content
- 🚨 Microsoft Purview Roadmap 577187: Read-Only...by JimTalksGovernance on 21/10/2026 at 15:49
Microsoft Purview is continuing to improve how organisations delegate administrative responsibilities without compromising security. Roadmap ID 577187 introduces a new View-Only Device Management role for the device onboarding experience in Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (Endpoint […]
- 🚨 Microsoft Purview Roadmap 575287: Delegating...by JimTalksGovernance on 19/10/2026 at 09:28
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention | Administrative Units | AI Governance As organisations introduce Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat and Copilot Cowork, protecting sensitive information is only part of the challenge. Another question quickly follows: How do you let regional or […]
- 🚨 Microsoft Purview Roadmap 575285: Extending...by JimTalksGovernance on 13/10/2026 at 11:33
Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention | Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access How do you protect sensitive information when users upload it to a website your organisation hasn’t explicitly identified or sanctioned? It’s a challenge for information security teams. Organisations can build […]
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