Start Guide

Get started with Dawnguard using this step-by-step guide.

1. Setup SSO

Create an App Registration and share OIDC details (tenant ID, client ID, and domain) via the Dawnguard SSO configuration form to complete setup and enable your organization environment. For Microsoft Entra ID, an email will be sent with a Single Sign-On link.

For more details check the Single Sign-On (SSO) section.

2. Connecting your cloud

Once you have gained access to the Dawnguard platform. The first step you should take is to connect your Cloud environment(s). To do so, you must create a service principal (Azure) or service account (AWS).

Using your service principal or service account you can now easily connect your Azure and/or AWS cloud environments to Dawnguard.

For more step-by-step instruction view our cloud page.

3. Customizing Dawnguard

Now that you have connected your cloud(s), you can further customize Dawnguard. Customization is done by adding company specific context to the platform. You can do this multiple ways.

  1. Upload documents that are specific to your company, like policy documents, budget information, etc
  2. Enable compliance guardrails like ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, etc in one-click

Once you have provided the specific context for your organization, the insights in the platform will be tailored to your organization immediately.

4. Explore your architecture

Congratulations, you are ready to explore your architecture and view the first insights to optimize your existing cloud!

View our published page for more details on how to explore your architecture.