Sentinel Basics You want to get started with Microsoft Sentinel but it looks overwhelming to you. Here are some simple guidelines to follow for a very basic outline for you to get started with Microsoft Sentinel: Sentinel setup and prereqs ---Start here Player One Sentinel Permissions---------- What is your character/avatar and role Power UP/use AI+ML----------Enable User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Where Data ------------------- What is your playing field (log analytics workspace) Keep Data --------------------- How long do you want to keep data How Data ----------------------What data do you want and how will you connect to data that you want to ingest (Connectors/Custom data connectors); including free Detect Threats in Data --------Automatically detect threats with Analytic RULES See/Visualize Data ------------Visualize data with workbooks Alert on Data-------------------Visualize incidents Prevent/Threat Hunt in Data---Be Proactive Automate Responses ----------SOAR to the highest with automation Deploy Solutions --------------like M2131, ZeroTrust, CMMC2.0, NIST 800-53 For more in-depth information, please check out the Sentinel Deployment planning guide. For a visual representation of Data flow from data sources and into Sentinel: