Onboard and configure Microsoft Defender for Servers to improve threat protection and security posture for server workloads - Azure, hybrid, and supported multicloud.
Server workloads remain a high-value target and often run a mix of operating systems and management models across Azure and hybrid environments. Microsoft Defender for Cloud includes the Defender for Servers plan, which provides security capabilities for server workloads when enabled for in-scope resources.
LW IT Solutions delivers Defender for Servers as a structured rollout. We confirm onboarding approach and prerequisites, enable the appropriate plan for the right scope, validate coverage and health, and operationalise alerts and response workflows. Where appropriate, we align server protection with your broader Defender and Sentinel operating model - so server security becomes visible, actionable, and governable rather than fragmented.
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Service Overview
Highlights
- Supports Azure and hybrid server workloads
- Structured rollout to reduce risk to critical systems
- Integration with Defender XDR and Sentinel where in use
- Operational focus with clear alert ownership and workflows
- Governance controls to prevent configuration drift
Business Benefits
- Improved visibility and protection for server workloads within Microsoft’s cloud security platform
- Faster investigation and response through standardised alert workflows
- Reduced risk from misconfiguration and unmanaged exposure via prioritised remediation backlogs
- Clear governance and ownership to prevent drift across server estates
Typical use cases
- Organisations onboarding Azure and hybrid servers into Defender
- Replacing fragmented or inconsistent server security tooling
- Security teams needing clearer visibility of server threats
- Aligning server protection with Defender XDR and Sentinel
- Preparing a foundation for broader cloud security posture management
Objectives & deliverables
What Success Looks Like
- Enable Defender for Servers for the agreed server estate
- Ensure server alerts are actionable and clearly owned
- Reduce exposure from misconfiguration and unmanaged servers
- Integrate server security into existing security operations
- Leave the organisation with a supportable server security model
What You Get
- Scoped onboarding and enablement plan for Defender for Servers
- Enabled Defender for Servers plan for the agreed server scope
- Validated onboarding with health checks and coverage confirmation
- Alert and incident workflow aligned to your security operating model
- Runbooks for investigation, response, and operational maintenance
- Prioritised backlog for posture improvements and tuning
How It Works
- Discovery - confirm server estate scope, management model, prerequisites, and operating model.
- Design - define onboarding approach, plan enablement scope, alert workflow, and governance.
- Pilot - onboard a controlled subset of servers, validate health and alert behaviour, and tune workflows.
- Scale - expand onboarding in phases and deliver posture quick wins with change control.
- Handover - provide runbooks, reporting cadence, and backlog for continuous improvement.
Engagement Options
- Assessment & Design - review readiness and define a Defender for Servers rollout
- Pilot Deployment - onboard a limited server scope to validate coverage
- Phased Rollout - scale onboarding with tuning and operational handover
- Operate - ongoing posture reviews, alert tuning, and support
Common Bundles
Customers who use this service often bundle with these services
Defender for Cloud (CSPM/CWPP)
Baseline cloud security posture and protect workloads using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, covering CSPM governance, recommendations and targeted workload protection.
Sentinel Deployment & Integration
Deploy Microsoft Sentinel with structured data onboarding, workspace design, RBAC, and detection content so your SOC operates effectively and predictably.
CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark Assessment
Assess Azure tenant and subscription configuration against CIS Benchmark guidance, identifying gaps and producing a prioritised remediation backlog.
Incident Response & Forensics
On-demand incident response and forensic triage to contain threats, preserve evidence, restore operations, and define practical improvements after incidents.
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