Microsoft Azure Rights Management Services
Secure your organization's sensitive data with Microsoft Azure Rights Management Services, enabling granular access control and protection for critical information.
- Enable Data Protection: Control who can access, print, or forward sensitive documents and emails.
- Enhance Compliance: Meet regulatory requirements by enforcing data access policies.
- Secure Collaboration: Share confidential information internally and externally with confidence.
- Centralized Management: Define and manage data protection policies from a single console.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Azure Rights Management Services (RMS) is a cloud-based identity and access management service that helps protect your organization's data. It enables you to control access to sensitive information, ensuring that only authorized individuals can view, edit, or share it, regardless of where it is stored or with whom it is shared.
This service is designed for businesses of all sizes, from small to mid-market companies, that handle confidential information. IT Managers and IT Professionals can integrate RMS with existing applications and workflows to enforce data protection policies, thereby reducing the risk of data breaches and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
- Granular Access Control: Define specific permissions for users and groups on sensitive files and emails.
- Data Loss Prevention: Prevent unauthorized sharing, copying, or printing of confidential information.
- Auditing and Reporting: Track access to protected data to monitor usage and identify potential policy violations.
- Integration Capabilities: Works with Microsoft 365, Azure Information Protection, and other enterprise applications.
- Policy Enforcement: Apply consistent data protection policies across your organization.
Azure RMS provides essential data security and compliance capabilities, empowering SMB and mid-market teams to protect their most valuable information without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable granular control over sensitive documents
Enable teams to protect confidential documents and emails by defining specific access permissions. This ensures that only authorized personnel can view, edit, or forward sensitive information, reducing the risk of accidental or intentional data leakage.
document management systems, cloud storage, email servers, collaborative workspaces
Streamline compliance with data privacy regulations
Streamline adherence to regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or CCPA by enforcing data access policies and maintaining audit trails. This capability helps organizations avoid penalties and maintain customer trust by demonstrating robust data protection practices.
regulated industries, customer data platforms, internal policy enforcement, audit logging
Automate data protection for external sharing
Automate the process of securing data shared with external partners, vendors, or clients. RMS can apply protection policies automatically based on document sensitivity or recipient, ensuring that shared information remains secure even outside the corporate network.
third-party collaboration, vendor portals, secure file transfer, client communications
Key Features
Encryption and Access Control
Ensures that sensitive data is protected at rest and in transit, with permissions strictly enforced.
Policy-Based Protection
Allows administrators to define and apply data protection rules consistently across the organization.
Auditing and Monitoring
Provides visibility into data access activities, aiding in compliance and security investigations.
Integration with Microsoft 365
Seamlessly extends data protection capabilities to services like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business.
Persistent Protection
Data remains protected even after it leaves the organization's network or is copied.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent data protection to comply with regulations like GLBA and PCI DSS, and to safeguard sensitive customer financial information.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, making robust data access controls and auditing essential for compliance.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle highly confidential client data and intellectual property, necessitating strong security to maintain client trust and attorney-client privilege.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers need to protect sensitive intellectual property, product designs, and trade secrets from industrial espionage and ensure supply chain data integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Azure Rights Management Services?
Azure Rights Management Services (RMS) is a cloud-based data protection service that helps organizations protect their sensitive information. It enables granular control over who can access, use, and share data, ensuring compliance and preventing data breaches.
Who is this service for?
This service is designed for businesses of all sizes, particularly SMB and mid-market companies, that handle confidential data and need to comply with data protection regulations. It is managed by IT professionals or business owners responsible for data security.
How does RMS help with compliance?
RMS helps organizations meet compliance requirements by enforcing data access policies, preventing unauthorized data disclosure, and providing audit trails of data access. This demonstrates a commitment to data privacy and security.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.