M365 Tenant Design
Tenants, Architected.
Foundations, Secured.
A well-architected Microsoft 365 tenant is the foundation of a secure, productive, and future-ready digital workplace. At Cordant, we design and deploy enterprise-grade Microsoft 365 tenants built on Microsoft’s best-practice configuration guidance and aligned to the Australian Signals Directorate’s Blueprint for Secure Cloud.
Our approach brings together Entra ID, Microsoft 365 security frameworks, and governance policies to deliver a tenant environment that is scalable, resilient, and compliant by design. By embedding security and compliance controls from the outset, we ensure organisations can operate with confidence while enabling seamless collaboration across regions and business units.
Beyond the technical foundations, our tenant design also empowers modern ways of working. Whether supporting a global workforce or enabling hybrid and remote collaboration, we create environments that balance flexibility with robust security, ensuring employees can connect, communicate, and remain productive without compromise.
Tenant Architecture Planning & Design
Design resilient tenant structures that align with local and global business operations Our architecture planning services create robust tenant foundations with optimal security, performance, and administrative efficiency.
Our tenant architecture planning includes:
- Microsoft 365 tenant topology design and multi-geo configuration planning
- Optimise identity management and delegation of administrative responsibilities with Entra ID administrative units.
- SharePoint Online site architecture and information architecture planning
- Exchange Online organisation configuration and mailbox distribution planning
- Teams governance architecture and collaboration framework design
- Microsoft 365 licensing optimisation and feature allocation planning
Security Baseline Configuration & Implementation
Establish comprehensive security foundations with Microsoft 365 security baseline configuration and advanced threat protection deployment. Our security implementation services protect against modern threats while enabling secure collaboration and productivity.
Our security baseline implementation covers:
- Microsoft 365 security baseline deployment using Security Compliance Toolkit
- Entra ID Conditional Access policy framework creation and deployment
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365 configuration and threat protection enablement
- Zero Trust security model implementation and identity protection configuration
Governance Framework Setup & Administration
Implement comprehensive governance frameworks aligned to Australian frameworks and blueprints (e.g. ASD Blueprint for Secure Cloud, Protective Security Policy Framework) that ensure compliance, data protection, and administrative control across Microsoft 365 services.
Our governance services establish policies and procedures that maintain security and compliance while enabling collaboration.
Our governance framework includes:
- Microsoft Purview compliance centre configuration and policy deployment (including Microsoft Purview Information Protection and sensitivity label deployment)
- SharePoint Online governance policies and site provisioning automation
- Teams governance framework and lifecycle management automation
- Exchange Online retention policies and legal hold management
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy implementation across Exchange, SharePoint, and Teams
- PowerPlatform governance and app development lifecycle management
- Microsoft 365 administrative role assignment and privilege management using Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Why Choose Cordant
Microsoft 365 Architecture Expertise
Deep technical knowledge of enterprise tenant design, security frameworks, and governance implementation
Enterprise Scale Experience
Proven delivery across complex multi-geo tenants and large-scale Microsoft 365 deployments
Security and Compliance Focus
Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft 365 security, compliance, and governance capabilities
By the Numbers
100 %
successful enterprise tenant deployments with security baseline implementation
75 %
average improvement in security posture through comprehensive baseline configuration
95 %
governance policy compliance achievement across managed Microsoft 365 tenants
Ready to Architect Your Microsoft 365 Foundation?
Stop ad-hoc Microsoft 365 deployment. Start building enterprise-grade tenant architecture with comprehensive security and governance.