Strategic Advisory
Consolidate your security stack — cut cost, raise posture.
An independent, evidence-led rationalisation of your tooling estate. Quantify overlap with Microsoft E5 / E7 entitlements and engineer a multi-year TCO win.
Why Now
AU mid-market security stacks routinely carry 25–40 tools (Forrester, 2024). Microsoft 365 E7 GA on 1 May 2026 absorbs identity, endpoint, email, DLP and SIEM functions — most organisations are paying twice. Renewal windows are the moment to act.
Diagnose → Advise → Sustain
25–40
Security tools in a typical AU mid-market estate
5–8
Point tools Defender XDR + Sentinel typically displaces
3-yr
TCO model with Microsoft co-fund applied
1 May 2026
Microsoft 365 E7 GA — the inflection point
An engagement rhythm finance, procurement and security all recognise.
A three-phase advisory model — distinct from delivery — so your CFO, CIO and CISO see the same evidence, the same numbers and the same plan.
What you walk away with
Eight artefacts your CFO, CISO and procurement team will accept.
Every output is designed to land cleanly in renewal conversations, board cost-out reviews, audit responses and procurement governance — not collect dust in a SharePoint folder.
01.
Tool Inventory & Contract Register
Every security tool, contract value, renewal date and owner — in a single defensible source of truth.
02.
Functional Overlap Heatmap
Identity, Endpoint, Email, DLP, SIEM, CASB — mapped against your Microsoft estate to expose duplication.
03.
Microsoft Entitlement Map
What E3, E5 and E7 already give you — and where you're paying twice for the same capability.
04.
Keep / Replace / Retire Recommendations
A defensible call on every tool, with risk-rated transition and an exit-cost view per vendor.
05.
3-Year TCO Model
Baseline vs. target spend with Microsoft co-fund applied — finance-grade numbers your CFO can sign.
06.
Migration Sequencing Plan
Phased transition tied to Trusted Pathway delivery — so consolidation lifts posture instead of dropping it.
07.
Stakeholder Narrative
CFO, CIO, CISO and procurement talking points — same numbers, same story, ready for the board.
08.
Renewal Calendar & Intake Gate
A live renewal calendar plus a new-tool intake gate so the stack doesn't re-bloat after the project ends.
Why SecureNative
Independent advisory — not a reseller's spreadsheet.
Independent from licensing
We are not paid to sell you more Microsoft licences. The TCO model shows the true cost of every option, including doing nothing.
Procurement-grade numbers
Finance-grade 3-year TCO, exit-cost views, contract registers and renewal calendars — built to survive procurement and audit scrutiny.
Microsoft-deep, vendor-honest
We know where Defender XDR, Sentinel, Purview and Entra genuinely displace point tools — and where they don't. No overreach, no rip-and-replace bias.
Anchored to Trusted Pathways
The roadmap sequences directly into SecureNative's seven Trusted Pathways for downstream delivery and Always-On managed services.
Frequently asked
What buyers ask before they commit.
Are you going to tell us to buy more Microsoft licences?
How do you handle tools that are still under contract?
What does M365 E7 actually change on 1 May 2026?
How do you guard against the stack re-bloating after the project?
How does this connect to the Trusted Pathways?
Next Step
Book a tooling rationalisation diagnostic.
One hour with a SecureNative advisor, your CISO or procurement lead. We’ll baseline your stack against your Microsoft entitlements — and tell you, in writing, how much you’re paying twice.