Microsoft 365 solution and architecture center

This solution and architecture center brings together the technical guidance you need to understand, plan, and implement integrated Microsoft 365 solutions for enterprise resource planning and secure and compliant modern collaboration.

Foundational solution guides

Quickstart

• Set up your infrastructure for hybrid work
• Set up secure collaboration with Microsoft 365
• Deploy ransomware protection
• Manage data privacy and data protection
• Microsoft 365 for smaller businesses and campaigns

Architecture illustrations and design principles

Architecture

• Microsoft cloud architecture models
• Microsoft 365 productivity illustrations
• Design principles
• Infographics for your users
• Architecture icons and templates

Administration and migration solution guides

How-To Guide

• Tenant management
• Remove a former employee
• Migrate your file shares to Microsoft 365

Meetings and communications solution guides

Deploy

• Plan and deploy a Teams Voice solution

Overview

• Organizational communication

Teamwork and collaboration solution guides

Deploy

• Manage contracts for your business

Overview

• Intelligent intranet
• Collaboration governance
• File collaboration
• OneDrive guide for enterprises

Compliance solution guides

Deploy

• Insider risk solutions
• Auditing solutions
• eDiscovery (Premium)

Reference

• ISO - Recommended action plan
• NIST - Recommended action plan
• CCPA - Recommended action plan
• GDPR - Recommended action plan

Security solution guides

Deploy

• Top tasks for security teams to support working from home
• Microsoft 365 security for Business Decision Makers (BDMs)
• Identity and device access configurations
• Deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Evaluate Microsoft Defender XDR
• Security recommendations for priority accounts
• Evaluate Microsoft Defender XDR

How-To Guide

• Switch from a non-Microsoft endpoint protection solution to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Address false positives/negatives in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Workload resources

Reference

• Contoso case studies

Tutorial

• Test lab guides

Industry-specific guidance

Overview

• Security and compliance for financial services
• Security and compliance for energy and utility services
• Microsoft 365 for frontline workers
• Microsoft 365 for Healthcare
• Microsoft 365 for Retail
• Teams for Education
• Teams for Government
• Support remote government workers using Teams