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Scanning & throttling

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Learn which scan jobs run, how often objects refresh, and why Microsoft 365 throttling slows scans. Read when scans take longer than expected or changes have not appeared.

How Rencore Governance scans your tenant and manages throttling limits imposed by Microsoft 365. These pages explain which scan jobs run and in what order, how often objects are refreshed, and why Microsoft 365 sometimes slows a scan down. Read them when a scan takes longer than you expect or recent changes do not show yet.

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  1. Partial scanning Partial scanning updates the Rencore Governance inventory batch by batch while a scan runs, instead of waiting for the whole tenant to finish.
  2. Understanding scan buckets and parallel scanning How Rencore Governance groups connectors into scan buckets that run in parallel, to keep scans fast and stay within Microsoft API throttling limits.
  3. Throttling by Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 uses throttling to maintain optimal performance and reliability of the service.

All pages in scanning & throttling

  • Partial scanning

    Partial scanning updates the Rencore Governance inventory batch by batch while a scan runs, instead of waiting for the…

  • Continuous scan

    Rencore Governance scans your Microsoft 365 tenant in the background, with a scan interval per object type, so there…

  • Throttling by Microsoft 365

    Microsoft 365 uses throttling to maintain optimal performance and reliability of the service.

  • Understanding scan buckets and parallel scanning

    How Rencore Governance groups connectors into scan buckets that run in parallel, to keep scans fast and stay within…

Frequently asked questions

How does partial scanning work?

Partial scanning updates the Rencore Governance inventory batch by batch while a scan runs, instead of waiting for the whole tenant to finish.

Why does Microsoft 365 sometimes slow down scans?

Microsoft 365 uses throttling to maintain optimal performance and reliability of the service.

How does Rencore Governance keep scans fast?

Rencore Governance groups connectors into scan buckets that run in parallel, which keeps scans fast and helps stay within Microsoft API throttling limits.