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Smarter identity security starts with AI
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It's an honor to have Chetan as a guest on Entra Chat 🙏
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How Microsoft Solved Identity's "First Mile Problem"
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Chetan is an amazing human being and was one of the first PMs I got to work with when I joined Microsoft.
Let's dive into the first pillar: Identity 🧑💻
We run half-day workshops with large companies just on this topic. It's the absolute foundation of Zero Trust.
Here’s the complete roadmap we use in those sessions. It's dense, but this is the real, actionable plan.
Check it out 👇
The swim lanes help you focus on specific areas within the pillar.
Heres the Windows swimlane in the Devices pillar
Full disclosure: I'm on the Zero Trust team at Microsoft that BUILT this! 🙋♂️
We poured years of experience helping our biggest customers into one simple, actionable roadmap. We wanted to take the guesswork out of it for you
Ready to see how it works?
(Direct link at the end 👇)
Microsoft just dropped a banger spreadsheet to help you level up your security! 🚀
It's a FREE Zero Trust assessment tool with a clear roadmap covering SIX key pillars.
Let's break it down! 👇
👥 Identity
📱 Devices
📊 Data
🌐 Network
🏗️ Infrastructure
🕵️♀️ Security Operations
The swim lanes help you focus on specific areas within the pillar.
Heres the Windows swimlane in the Devices pillar
Track your org's progress easily!
Use this to share your plan with your wider team and stakeholders
✅ Get their help on the shared vision
✅ Use this to pitch your idea and secure funding to implement the roadmap
Every step on the roadmap is clickable. It tells you what it's for and gives you guidance on how to do it.
You'll also see:
🔧 How much work it is for you to set up (admin effort)
👤 How it affects users
If you're a Microsoft Partner, a services org, or even just presenting internally, you can co-brand this workshop.
Easily add your logo & colors to make it your own.
Since it's Excel, you can customize the roadmap to fit your exact needs, using our Microsoft versions as a starting point
Want the most success from your workshops? Get all stakeholders involved!
We give you guidance on who should attend.
Did you know: Often, internal teams are meeting for the first time to discuss shared goals in these sessions.
Just these conversations have been incredibly insightful & productive!
Drawing from over 200+ workshops, we've fine-tuned the timing.
Here's our recommended time commitment for each pillar.
Every pillar comes with a video walkthrough of the pillar, what to look out for, how to guide customers through each swim lane and tips on how to get the best out of running the workshop.
PS: The latest set of videos will be published in a few days.
Okay, so here is the direct link to the Zero Trust Roadmap workbook.
You can find all this including the videos at aka.ms/ztWorkshop
