Deployment Guides
Step-by-step deployment for the full Microsoft 365 security stack
Product guides
MDE · MDO · MDI · Intune · more
Checklist steps
Interactive progress tracking
Pitfalls documented
With fixes for each
Validation checks
Post-deployment testing
Deployment guides
Two complementary views. DEFEND tier guides describe a sequential service progression that builds over time. Pillar guidesare workload-specific deployment checklists with prioritised tasks, step-by-step instructions, and Microsoft Learn references.
Service progression
DEFEND playbook
A five-tier partner-delivered service construct aligned to Business Premium + Defender/Purview Suites. Each tier builds on the previous one; work through them sequentially for a phased year-one rollout.
Phased adoption
Roughly one tier per quarter in Year 1; Extend is ongoing Year 2 and beyond. Click a tier to preview its scope.
Click a tier above to see its summary.
All tiers
DEFENDBase
Get Secure Fast
Establish a secure, consistent baseline that removes common attack paths and unmanaged risk.
DEFENDSecurity
Enterprise-Grade Protection for Business Premium Customers
Introduce advanced detection, investigation, and automated response across identity, endpoint, email, and cloud applications.
DEFENDCompliance
Stay Audit Ready
Establish defensible governance over data, user behaviour, records, and investigations.
DEFENDComplete
Unified Security and Compliance
Create a unified, governed environment suitable for continuous monitoring and response.
DEFENDExtend
MXDR Ready
Deliver continuous detection, investigation, and response at scale.
Workload deployment checklists
Pillar guides
Per-workload deployment guides with priority-ordered tasks, how-to steps, and portal locations. Use alongside a DEFEND tier to drive the actual configuration work.
Email & App + Collaboration Protection
Deployment Best Practices · Business Premium + Defender Suite
SaaS Security
Deployment Best Practices · Business Premium + Defender Suite
Data Security
Deployment Best Practices · Business Premium + Purview Suite
Interactive tools
Generators
Wizards that produce ready-to-run deployment artifacts for the customer’s tenant.