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A local, structured reference for Microsoft security products, licenses, capabilities, tables, schemas, APIs, and the relationships between them.

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Build MDE From Scratch

Capability and table relationships for Defender for Endpoint.

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Find a Table

Browse Defender for Endpoint hunting tables.

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Find a Field

Map schema fields to tables, licenses, and APIs.

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Compare Schemas

Compare shared and unique fields across tables.

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Find an API Permission

Map app-registration permission resources to security APIs.

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Deploy Sentinel From Scratch

Walk through the decision-driven greenfield Sentinel build guide.

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Use Security APIs

Follow task-based workflows for Sentinel, KQL, IOC ingestion, and MDE actions.

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Plan IaC

Terraform workflows and non-Terraform gaps for Sentinel and Defender XDR.

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Estimate Sentinel Cost

Compare commitment, retention, table plan, and Microsoft 365 E5 credit levers.

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Compare MDE Licenses

Compare Defender for Endpoint P1 and P2.

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Compare MDO Licenses

Compare Defender for Office 365 P1 and P2.