Match products to the environment
Endpoints, identities, email and cloud systems may involve different Defender capabilities. Check the relevant subscriptions and dependencies before planning deployment or assuming a feature is already available.
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Microsoft Defender platform
Microsoft Defender is a family of products, not one switch that protects everything. We help you understand the capabilities in your subscriptions, configure the agreed coverage and decide who handles the alerts and follow-up.
How it works
Start with the Defender tools you actually have
Before adding products, check the subscriptions, capabilities and configuration already in place. You need to know what should be protected and whether it is reporting as expected.
Look beyond the dashboard total
Review device enrolment, assigned policies and reporting. The important comparison is between systems that should appear and those that actually do, including missing or inconsistent data.
Give findings somewhere to go
An investigation may need an account change, device work or help from an application owner. Agree how each action reaches the right team and how completion is checked.
Technology partnerships
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Separate the platform from the service around it
Defender products can cover different parts of an environment, depending on licences and configuration. We start with the users, devices and services you need included, then compare those requirements with what is available and how it is set up.
Deployment, configuration and continuing investigation are separate jobs. A dashboard may show useful events without anyone having agreed to review them at particular hours or take containment action. The proposal needs to make that division clear rather than treat the product name as a support commitment.
For the ongoing detection and response workflow, see EDR and XDR management. That work can use Defender capabilities, but it still needs agreed evidence sources, decision-makers and a route to the people who can change the affected systems.
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Your service
What the platform work should cover
A useful proposal connects your entitlements and configuration to the people who will operate the result.
Coverage mapping
Compare the systems needing protection with available subscriptions, then identify licensing decisions or configuration gaps without assuming more tools are always required.
Configuration and onboarding
Agree policies, enrolment checks and the action needed when devices or services fail to report as expected.
Operational handover
Identify who reviews incidents, who approves containment and how account, device or application changes reach the responsible team.
Before you decide
Your questions, answered
Will our existing Microsoft subscription cover the work?
The available features depend on the specific products and subscriptions. We review entitlements before proposing changes. Licensing is only one part of the picture: configuration, onboarding and ongoing investigation also need agreed work and responsibilities around them.
How is this different from EDR and XDR management?
This page focuses on the Microsoft product family, its configuration and coverage. EDR and XDR management concerns the ongoing detection, investigation and response workflow, which may use those products. You can need platform work, operational management or both, so we make the distinction in the proposal.
Can we improve the setup without buying more tools?
Possibly. Missing enrolment, unsuitable policy assignments or unclear operational responsibilities may be the issue rather than a lack of products. Start by comparing the required coverage with the licences and configuration in use. Any recommendation for additional capability should explain the gap it addresses.
Does a configured Defender platform mean someone is monitoring it?
Not automatically. The people reviewing alerts, their hours, escalation process and authority to act must be agreed separately. Product configuration can enable evidence and controls without creating a managed investigation service. Check both sides before relying on the arrangement.
Your next step
Not sure what Defender is doing for you?
Tell us which Microsoft subscriptions you have and what you need protected. We will help you compare the available capabilities with the configuration and ongoing work in place.