Deployment Automation

Orchestrate complex deployments across Microsoft 365 services with automated pipelines. Deploy configurations, policies, apps, and settings to multiple tenants with validation, rollback capabilities, and detailed tracking.

MSP Multi-Tenant Deployment

Deploy standardized configurations across all managed tenants from a single pipeline. Maintain consistency while allowing tenant-specific customizations.

Deployment Types

Configuration Deployment

Deploy Intune policies, Conditional Access rules, compliance policies, and security configurations.

  • • Device configuration profiles
  • • Compliance policies
  • • Conditional Access policies
  • • Security baselines
  • • Settings catalog profiles

Application Deployment

Deploy applications to devices via Intune. Supports Win32 apps, Microsoft Store apps, and LOB applications.

  • • Win32 applications
  • • Microsoft Store apps
  • • iOS/Android apps
  • • Web links
  • • Office suite deployment

Script Deployment

Deploy PowerShell and shell scripts to managed devices for custom configurations and remediation.

  • • PowerShell scripts
  • • Shell scripts (macOS)
  • • Proactive remediation
  • • Platform scripts

Identity Configuration

Deploy Entra ID configurations including authentication methods, named locations, and administrative units.

  • • Authentication methods
  • • Named locations
  • • Administrative units
  • • App registrations

Deployment Pipeline

  1. 1

    Source

    Select deployment package from templates, previous deployments, or export from reference tenant.

  2. 2

    Validate

    Check for conflicts, dependencies, and compatibility with target tenants. Identify potential issues before deployment.

  3. 3

    Plan

    Generate deployment plan showing what will be created, modified, or deleted. Review changes before execution.

  4. 4

    Deploy

    Execute deployment with progress tracking. Operations are batched and rate-limited for reliability.

  5. 5

    Verify

    Post-deployment validation confirms all items deployed correctly. Run health checks and compliance verification.

Multi-Tenant Deployment

Deploy configurations to multiple tenants simultaneously:

TenantStatusItemsProgress
Contoso CorpComplete12/12
Fabrikam IncIn Progress8/12
Northwind LLCPending0/12

Deployment Strategies

Rolling Deployment

Deploy to tenants sequentially with configurable batch sizes. Pause on failures for investigation.

Use case: Cautious rollout with manual validation between batches

Parallel Deployment

Deploy to all tenants simultaneously for fastest completion. Best for tested, stable configurations.

Use case: Urgent security updates across all tenants

Canary Deployment

Deploy to a small subset first, then expand if successful. Automatic promotion based on health metrics.

Use case: Testing new configurations with minimal risk

Scheduled Deployment

Queue deployment for a future time, typically during maintenance windows or off-hours.

Use case: Planned changes during low-usage periods

Deployment Packages

Create reusable deployment packages from configurations:

Security Baseline v2.1

Compliance policies, CA rules, security settings

12 items
ComplianceCA PoliciesSecurity

Standard App Suite

Office apps, Chrome, Zoom, Slack, common utilities

18 items
Win32 AppsStore Apps

Remote Work Configuration

VPN, MFA, device restrictions, data protection

8 items
CA PoliciesDLP

Validation & Conflicts

Pre-Deployment Validation

Automatic checks before deployment begins:

  • • License requirements met
  • • Required permissions available
  • • No naming conflicts
  • • Dependencies satisfied
  • • Target groups exist

Conflict Detection

⚠

Policy name conflict

"Security Baseline" already exists. Options: rename, merge, or skip.

⚠

Assignment overlap

Group "All Users" already has conflicting policy assigned.

Rollback

Undo deployments when issues are discovered:

Automatic Rollback

Triggered when deployment fails validation or health checks. Reverts all changes in the deployment.

Manual Rollback

Initiate rollback from deployment history. Select specific items to revert or roll back entire deployment.

Note: Some items cannot be rolled back (deleted items, user data changes). Review rollback preview before execution.

Deployment History

DeploymentPackageTenantsStatusDate
dep-a3f21Security Baseline v2.15 tenantsCompleteToday, 2:30 PM
dep-b4e32Standard App Suite3 tenantsPartialYesterday
dep-c5f43Remote Work Config8 tenantsRolled Back3 days ago

Best Practices

Use canary deployments for new configurations

Test on a small subset of tenants before full rollout.

Version your deployment packages

Maintain version history for tracking and rollback purposes.

Review deployment plan before execution

Always check what will be created, modified, or deleted.

Schedule large deployments during maintenance windows

Reduce user impact by deploying during off-hours.

API Reference

GET /api/automation/deployments

List deployment history

POST /api/automation/deployments

Create and execute deployment

POST /api/automation/deployments/:id/validate

Validate deployment before execution

POST /api/automation/deployments/:id/rollback

Rollback completed deployment

GET /api/automation/packages

List deployment packages