Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsDefine adoption and lifecycle strategy for multicloud security
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- Plan a lifecycle strategy. As new multicloud resources onboard into Defender for Cloud, you need a strategic plan in place for that onboarding. Remember that you can use auto-provisioning capabilities for easier agent deployment.
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[!div class="nextstepaction"] Determine data residency requirements
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ ----title: Planning multicloud security defining adoption strategy lifecycle strategy guidance+title: Define adoption and lifecycle strategy for multicloud security description: Define ownership models, business requirements, and lifecycle planning for multicloud security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 05/28/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1013 #customer intent: As a cloud security architect, I want to define an adoption strategy so I can align ownership, governance, and rollout planning across multicloud environments. ai-usage: ai-assisted ---@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ Think about your broad requirements: - **Plan a lifecycle strategy.** As new multicloud resources onboard into Defender for Cloud, you need a strategic plan in place for that onboarding. Remember that you can use [auto-provisioning capabilities](monitoring-components.md?tabs=autoprovision-defendpoint) for easier agent deployment. -## Next step+<a name="next-step"></a>+## Next steps > [!div class="nextstepaction"] > [Determine data residency requirements](plan-multicloud-security-determine-data-residency-requirements.md)