Microsoft Solutions Partner
Secure Chain works across the Microsoft security stack, Azure and the modern workplace, helping organisations get real security value out of the licensing and infrastructure they already own.
Secure Chain works with Microsoft security, identity and cloud technology across client environments, without claiming a specific Microsoft partner tier or designation.
Most organisations already own more Microsoft security than they use.
It's common to find organisations paying for Microsoft 365 E5 or Business Premium licensing and using barely a fraction of the security capability included — Defender for Endpoint left in a basic configuration, conditional access rules never set up beyond a single blanket policy, and Purview data protection features switched off entirely. The licence spend has happened; the security value hasn't been realised.
Identity is the other recurring gap. Compromised credentials remain one of the most common routes into an organisation, and Microsoft's identity platform includes strong controls to reduce that risk, but only if conditional access, multi-factor authentication and risk-based sign-in policies are configured properly rather than left on default settings from initial setup.
Modern workplace projects — moving from a traditional domain-joined estate to Intune-managed, cloud-first devices — often stall partway through, leaving organisations with some devices properly enrolled and managed and others sitting outside policy, particularly personal devices and older laptops that were never migrated.
For a professional services firm or an NHS supplier handling sensitive data inside Microsoft 365, this matters beyond convenience. Client due diligence questionnaires and NHS supply chain assessments increasingly ask specific questions about conditional access, data loss prevention and device management that a partially configured tenant cannot answer well.
- Licensed security features left unconfigured or disabled
- Identity protection relying on default, unrefined policies
- Incomplete device management across a mixed estate
- Due diligence questionnaires exposing configuration gaps
We configure the Microsoft stack you already have, properly.
We start with a review of your current Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant against what you're licensed for, identifying capability you're already paying for but not using. This frequently changes the shape of a project before any new spend is discussed.
From there we configure identity protection properly — conditional access tuned to your actual risk profile, multi-factor authentication enforced consistently, and privileged access reviewed and tightened, since identity remains the most common route attackers use to get in.
For device management, we run Intune enrolment and compliance policy projects that bring the whole device estate under consistent control, rather than leaving a subset of devices outside policy indefinitely. As part of our Microsoft Intune support work, we also handle application deployment and update management through the same platform.
For Azure specifically, our Azure consultancy work covers both securing existing tenants and supporting new workload design, with security built in from the start rather than retrofitted once infrastructure is already live. As a Microsoft security partner, we treat the platform's native controls as the first line of defence before layering additional tooling on top.
- Licence and feature review before recommending new spend
- Identity protection tuned to real risk, not default settings
- Full-estate Intune enrolment and compliance management
- Azure security built into design, not added afterward
Everything in the engagement, set out up front.
Capabilities we bring to Microsoft-based engagements.
Microsoft 365 security configuration
Defender, conditional access and Purview tuned to your organisation's actual risk and data handling needs.
Azure consultancy
Tenant security review, landing zone design and ongoing configuration support for Azure workloads.
Intune device management
Enrolment, compliance policy, conditional access integration and application deployment across your device estate.
Identity and access management
Conditional access, MFA enforcement and privileged access review across your Microsoft 365 tenant.
Licensing review
An honest assessment of what security capability you already own versus what you're actually using.
Modern workplace projects
Migration from traditional domain-joined estates to cloud-managed, Intune-first device management.
What you receive.
- Microsoft 365 security configuration review
- Conditional access and MFA policy set
- Intune enrolment and compliance rollout
- Azure tenant security assessment
- Licensing and feature utilisation report
- Privileged access review
- Modern workplace migration plan
- Ongoing configuration support
Built for organisations that need the work done properly.
Organisations with underused Microsoft licensing
Businesses paying for E5 or Business Premium features that were never configured or enabled.
Professional services firms
Firms needing to demonstrate strong identity and data controls to clients and insurers.
Organisations migrating to cloud-managed devices
Businesses moving away from traditional domain-joined infrastructure toward Intune management.
Teams planning Azure workloads
Organisations designing new infrastructure in Azure who want security built in from the outset.
What changes once the work is done.
What organisations gain from properly configured Microsoft security.
Better return on existing licensing
Security capability already paid for is actually switched on and delivering value.
Reduced identity-related risk
Conditional access and MFA properly enforced, closing off the most common attacker entry point.
Consistent device management
The whole device estate under compliance policy, not just the devices IT happened to reach first.
Stronger due diligence position
Clear, documented answers to client and supply chain security questionnaires.
Smoother modern workplace transition
A clear, staged path from legacy device management to a cloud-first estate.
More confident Azure deployments
Workloads designed with security considered from the start rather than retrofitted.
Why organisations work with Secure Chain on Microsoft security.
We work with Microsoft technology as one part of a wider security practice, not as a standalone reseller relationship. That means our recommendations start from what will actually reduce your risk, and we're just as ready to tell you a feature isn't worth enabling as we are to recommend one you're missing.
As a Microsoft security partner, our focus sits specifically on the security and identity side of the platform — Defender, conditional access, Intune compliance and Azure configuration — rather than general licensing sales, which keeps the advice grounded in risk reduction rather than upsell.
We support clients across Chesterfield, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, working alongside existing IT providers as often as we work as the sole IT partner. Microsoft 365 support and Azure consultancy sit comfortably alongside another provider's day-to-day desktop support.
We don't claim specific Microsoft partner tiers or designations we can't stand behind. What we offer instead is direct, practical experience configuring the platform for organisations with real compliance obligations and genuine, everyday operational constraints.
Questions we are asked most often.
Are you an official Microsoft partner?
We work with Microsoft technology day to day across security, Azure and Microsoft 365, and we describe our relationship in terms of that hands-on expertise rather than claiming a specific partner tier or designation, which can change and which we'd rather not overstate.
Can you support Microsoft security tools like Defender and Sentinel?
Yes. We configure, tune and monitor Microsoft Defender across endpoints, identity and cloud workloads, and integrate Sentinel where it forms part of a client's monitoring stack, alongside other tooling where that's a better fit.
Do you help with Microsoft Intune support specifically?
Yes. Device enrolment, compliance policy configuration, conditional access and application deployment through Intune are a regular part of the modern workplace projects we run, particularly for organisations moving away from unmanaged or loosely managed devices.
What does Azure consultancy look like in practice?
It ranges from securing an existing Azure tenant's configuration and identity setup, through to designing landing zones for organisations migrating on-premise infrastructure. We focus on getting the security fundamentals right first, rather than treating security as an afterthought to the migration.
Can you support Microsoft 365 without taking over our whole IT function?
Yes. Many clients keep an internal or existing IT provider for day-to-day support and bring us in specifically for Microsoft 365 security configuration, licensing decisions and Azure work, working alongside whoever else manages the estate.
How do you handle organisations with complex licensing across Microsoft 365?
We review current licensing against what's actually being used and what security features are switched on, which frequently reveals that an organisation already owns capability, such as Defender or Purview features, that simply hasn't been enabled or configured.
Want an honest review of your Microsoft 365 security configuration?
Book a free scoping call and we'll tell you what's already switched on, what isn't, and what's worth fixing first.
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