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Modern Security Operations With Microsoft Sentinel

A practical guide to security operations on Microsoft Sentinel. Learn how to build on the Microsoft investment you already own, control data costs, close coverage gaps, and bring AI agents into the SOC with people in control.

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A practical roadmap for running and transforming security operations on Microsoft Sentinel.

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    What's Inside the Guide

    The guide moves from the Microsoft foundation, through a phased roadmap for your Sentinel SOC, to how ThreatDefence runs it as a managed service.

    Sample pages from the Microsoft Sentinel guide: what an agentic SOC adds, optimizing cost and coverage, and auto triage for every alert
    A strong foundation

    What the Microsoft stack gives the SOC, what to plan for, and what an agentic SOC adds in skills, speed, and scale.

    Transforming your Microsoft Sentinel SOC

    A phased roadmap to optimize cost and coverage, bring AI into the SOC, expand autonomy under control, and measure and scale.

    How ThreatDefence helps

    A managed SOC for Microsoft Sentinel with a proven blueprint, auto triage, AI agents for incidents, lower data costs, and coverage beyond the Microsoft stack.

    Who the Guide Is For

    Written for the people who plan, run, and govern security operations on Microsoft Sentinel.

    Security leaders

    Plan how to get more from Microsoft security licenses and set the guardrails that keep people accountable for decisions.

    SOC managers

    Prioritize data costs and coverage, choose first AI workflows, and measure investigation quality.

    Microsoft security engineers

    Map sources, tiers, permissions, and automation to a roadmap the whole team can follow.

    See the ThreatDefence AI SOC in action

    Faster investigations. Clear evidence. Coordinated response.

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      Is the guide free?

      Yes. Fill in the form on this page and the download link appears straight away.

      Who wrote the guide?

      The ThreatDefence team, who run a 24x7 SOC and build the ThreatDefence AI SOC platform.

      Do I need ThreatDefence to use the guidance?

      No. The roadmap applies to any organization running security operations on Microsoft Sentinel, whether you build in-house, use Microsoft’s agents, or work with a partner.

      Can I get a review of my own Microsoft Sentinel environment?

      Yes. Request a free Microsoft Sentinel cost and coverage review and we will assess your deployment, potential savings, and priorities.