A response to Gartner's 2025 Survey findings
Gartner’s latest Microsoft 365 Copilot Survey confirms what many organizations already feel: while excitement around M365 Copilot is high, adoption is hitting a wall.
↦ Only 12% report significant value.
↦ Just 17% are scaling beyond pilots.
↦ Security and governance are the top barriers.
This isn’t a tech issue—it’s a trust issue. And it’s exactly where eSHARE’s Trusted Collaboration suite makes the difference.
The Gartner Reality Check: Why Copilot Adoption Is Stalling
⇀ 71% of organizations cite security and governance concerns.
⇀ 67% report content sprawl as a top risk.
⇀ 63% cite oversharing and data loss.
⇀ 70% are worried about agent sprawl.
⇀ 86% lack governance controls for Copilot agents.
Gartner puts it plainly: M365 Copilot doesn’t introduce new risks—it amplifies existing ones. If your governance isn’t solid, Copilot will expose it.
How eSHARE Directly Solves Each Gartner-Identified Challenge
Fixing the Security and Governance Breakdown
The challenge: Security/governance is the #1 blocker to Copilot deployment.
✓ The eSHARE solution: Zero Trust architecture + continuous privilege reduction.
eSHARE delivers:
↦ Real-time enforcement that prevents oversharing
↦ Automated privilege reduction to eliminate sprawl
↦ Granular controls with no user disruption
Unlike native Microsoft tools that help you "get ready," eSHARE keeps you ready. Automatically.
Creating the Missing Baseline for Value
The challenge: 38% don’t measure M365 usage; only 10% have KPIs.
✓ The eSHARE solution: Risk analytics + Power BI insights.
With eSHARE Govern, you get:
↦ Real-time visibility into exposure
↦ Risk scoring by sensitivity and access
↦ Baselines for measuring ROI and adoption progress
Controlling Agent Sprawl
The challenge: 70% fear uncontrolled Copilot agent growth.
✓ The eSHARE solution: Policy-based agent governance from day one.
eSHARE enforces:
↦ Pre-built compliance-aligned policies (HIPAA, ITAR, etc.)
↦ Real-time remediation before sprawl happens
↦ Full agent lifecycle management—from creation to retirement
Accelerating Value Through Proactive Governance
The challenge: Only 3% of orgs struggling with governance see significant value from Copilot.
✓ The eSHARE solution: Automated governance that scales with your rollout.
Key features:
↦ No manual workflows—governance is embedded
↦ Policy enforcement adapts to context (clearance level, department, etc.)
↦ Risk reduction happens before users feel the pain The eSHARE Advantage:
Turning Gartner's Challenges into Strengths
From Pilot Purgatory to Confident Rollouts → Move beyond trial mode with adaptive, continuous governance
From "Messy Middle" to Measurable ROI → Track adoption and risk reduction with built-in KPIs
From Agent Anxiety to Agent Advantage → Deploy agents securely with full policy enforcement
Gartner’s recommendation is clear: Mitigate existing risks... and prepare for new ones such as agent sprawl by putting security and governance at the heart of your M365 Copilot strategy.”
eSHARE turns that advice into action today.
Your Next Step: Start With Visibility
Don’t scale Copilot blindly. Start with an M365 Information Governance Assessment.
⇀ See where your risks are.
⇀ Measure your baseline.
⇀ Build a foundation that can scale with AI.
