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PT-2026-096 · dossier edition · 23 July 2026

PlatformTrace

Enterprise platform migrations, examined in public.

security platform migration · Implemented XDR migration · High confidence

TIM Brasil migrates security operations to Microsoft Defender XDR

TIM Brasil placed Defender XDR and Defender Experts for XDR into production across nearly 12,000 endpoints in under 20 days.

Organisation
TIM Brasil
Predecessor
Fragmented security environment with different tools and manual event correlation
Destination
Microsoft Defender XDR with Defender Experts for XDR
Workload
Endpoint protection, threat detection, incident correlation and managed security operations across nearly 12,000 endpoints
Stage
Implemented XDR migration
Retirement status
The fragmented operating structure was replaced for the stated endpoint and XDR scope; individual predecessor products are not named.
Confidence
High
Next trigger
A named predecessor inventory or material expansion of the Defender operating scope.
Evidence boundary: The source supports the named XDR and security-operations transition. It does not name the displaced products or prove replacement of every security control.

Programme context

TIM Brasil placed Defender XDR and Defender Experts for XDR into production across nearly 12,000 endpoints in under 20 days.

Why this matters: The record identifies a named organisation, an explicit predecessor and destination platform, and a bounded workload and lifecycle stage.

Migration timeline

Date or stageMilestoneWhat changedEvidence status
Fragmented source stateMigration milestoneDifferent tools required manual event correlation.Source-stated source state
Under 20 daysMigration milestoneNearly 12,000 endpoints were protected in under 20 days.Source-stated duration
5 Jun 2026Migration milestoneMicrosoft published the production-state account.Dated primary evidence

Workload migration matrix

WorkloadPredecessorDestinationStatus by 23 Jul 2026
Endpoint protection, threat detection, incident correlation and managed security operations across nearly 12,000 endpointsFragmented security environment with different tools and manual event correlationMicrosoft Defender XDR with Defender Experts for XDRImplemented XDR migration

Implementation and architecture

  • Defender XDR correlates incidents across the protected estate.
  • Defender Experts for XDR supports the managed operating model.
  • Zero-impact and operational improvements remain attributed claims.

Known unknowns and contradictions

  • The predecessor product names.
  • The exact calendar cutover date.
  • Any residual tools outside the nearly 12,000-endpoint scope.

No missing fact is inferred to broaden the source-supported migration claim.

PlatformTrace analysis

The source supports the named XDR and security-operations transition. It does not name the displaced products or prove replacement of every security control.

Performance, cost, uptime and operational outcomes remain attributed source claims unless independently stated otherwise.

Evidence ledger

  1. Microsoft customer story, 5 June 2026

    Named TIM Brasil security leadership identifies the fragmented source environment, Defender XDR target, 12,000-endpoint scale and under-20-day deployment.

Approval: Issue #47 standing-authority publication queue.

Corrections and updates

23 July 2026 — Initial Verified dossier published from the complete five-lane overnight intake and corrected central adjudication. Later milestones will be appended rather than silently replacing this state.