
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 568217:...by JimTalksGovernance on 09/10/2026 at 08:57
Microsoft Purview is extending sensitivity labels to Microsoft Entra cloud security groups. Here’s why that matters for identity, access management and information governance. Sensitivity labels are an important part of Microsoft Purview Information Protection. They help organisations classify […]
- 🚨 Microsoft Purview Is Retiring DSPM Classic...by JimTalksGovernance on 29/09/2026 at 17:00
If your organisation is still using the classic Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management experiences, there is a change coming that you should put on the radar now. Microsoft Message Center update MC1481315 confirms that Microsoft is retiring: The retirement begins 30 November 2026, with […]
- 🚨 Microsoft Purview Roadmap 571157: Copilot...by JimTalksGovernance on 16/09/2026 at 15:38
Microsoft is bringing new Copilot readiness and Data Explorer experiences into Purview DSPM, and this could change how we think about AI readiness. If you’ve been following Microsoft Purview over the last couple of years, you’ll probably have noticed something. The conversation has changed. We […]
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