Analyzing search activity throughout Microsoft 365

Monitoring search activity across Microsoft 365 applications helps organizations understand user behavior, improve content discoverability, and enhance the overall search experience. This recipe provides steps to access and analyze search usage reports, enabling administrators to identify trends, gaps in search adoption, and areas for improvement.

Getting ready

You need to be a Global Administrator, Search Administrator, or Search Editor to access and analyze search usage data.

How to do it…

1. Go to the Microsoft 365 admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com.
2. Select All admin centers from the left navigation menu, then select Search & intelligence, as shown in Figure 14.8.

Figure 14.8 – Location of Search & intelligence in admin center

3. Select Insights from the ribbon menu.
4. Here, you can access various search usage reports:
   • Summary: Shows key metrics...