Theta Lake: Microsoft Certification Crucial for Compliant Teams Recording

Microsoft Teams has become an essential tool for financial services firms worldwide, hosting millions of regulated conversations daily. For compliance teams, this ubiquity creates a responsibility to have robust recording solutions in place.

Theta Lake emphasizes that not all Teams recording solutions are created equal and stresses the importance of Microsoft certification for compliant Teams recording. Only 13 vendors hold certified Teams Recording partner status globally, with just three DCGA vendors carrying Microsoft's certification for compliant Teams recording.

A certified Teams recorder captures calling and meetings end-to-end, including full video and scene capture, not just audio. Audio diarization accurately attributes speech to individual speakers, preserving each participant’s voice and speaking timeline. This ensures complete and defensible capture that meets regulatory requirements.

The compliance recording solution should offer selective capture and recording across any or all elements of Teams, providing compliance teams full control over what is captured, for how long, and under what policy conditions. A capable recorder accommodates complexity without creating gaps.