Baseline365: AI Compliance-as-Code for Microsoft 365

Discover how Baseline365 automates Microsoft 365 security and compliance for SMEs using AI. Learn about Essential 8, CMMC 2.0, and automated drift detection.

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CONFIDENTIAL — CO-FOUNDERS & STAKEHOLDERS

Baseline365.ai

AI-Driven Compliance-as-Code for Microsoft 365

Turn a 20-hour consulting project into a 60-minute automated experience.

Strategic Business Blueprint · 2026

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01 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Missing Middle

Cybersecurity in 2026 is a binary market.

Enterprise MSP

$60,000+/year

Out of reach for SMEs

Do Nothing

Vulnerable & Exposed

Regulatory fines & breaches

Baseline365.ai fills the gap — automated, affordable, and audit-ready.

ENTERPRISE

HIGH COST

THE MISSING MIDDLE

— Baseline365.ai —

UNPROTECTED

VULNERABILITY

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02 / MARKET CATALYST

The 2026 Perfect Storm

Timing is our greatest competitive advantage. Three simultaneous market shifts create an ideal launch window.

July 1st Price Arbitrage

AU MARKET

Microsoft raises Business Standard by 12% while keeping Business Premium flat. For the first time, the secure SKU is the financially logical choice.

+12% Price Hike

Federal Procurement Mandate

AU GOV

Every Australian government contract under $125k now requires verifiable Essential 8 Maturity Level 2 proof. We generate this as a byproduct.

31,000+ Tender Opportunities

US CMMC Deadline — Nov 10, 2026

US MARKET

350,000+ US defense contractors must achieve CMMC Level 2 compliance or lose their contracts. This is our bridge to North America.

350,000+ Contractors

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03 / PRODUCT

The AI Intent Wizard

A translation layer between business intent and Microsoft 365 security infrastructure.

💬 User Intent Question

🧠 AI Logic

⚡ Automated Deployment

Do staff use personal devices?

Identity & Data Risk

Deploy Intune App Protection (MAM)

Do you handle patient/client records?

Privacy Risk

Enforce 'Encrypt on Send' + HIPAA DLP

Are you bidding for Defense work?

Compliance Standard

Provision NIST 800-171 / CMMC Baseline

What if a laptop is lost?

Physical Asset Risk

BitLocker + 10-fail Wipe Policy

10 Questions

60-Minute Wizard

Hardened M365 Tenant

Compliance Certificate

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03 / PRODUCT — DAY 2

The Watchman Engine

Provisioning is Day 1. Watchman ensures compliance is continuous — and drives recurring revenue.

12-Hour Drift Detection

Automatically reverts unauthorized security changes made by staff before they become a liability.

One-Click Audit Reports

Generates branded, point-in-time compliance PDFs for tenders — ready in seconds.

AI License Auditor

Continuously optimizes Microsoft 365 SKU allocation — ensuring clients never overpay.

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05 / GO-TO-MARKET

Global Expansion Roadmap

Lead with Essential 8 in Australia. Scale via regulatory pressure globally.

NOW

🇦🇺 Phase 1 — Australia

Government & Defense

Market Scale

31,000+

tender opportunities

Key Standards

Essential 8 · PSPF

2026

🇺🇸 Phase 2 — United States

CMMC & DoD Supply Chain

Market Scale

350,000+

contractors

Key Standards

CMMC 2.0 · NIST 800-171

2027

🇪🇺 Phase 3 — Europe

Essential & Important Entities

Key Driver

Personal

director liability

Key Standards

NIS2 · ISO 27001

Targeting Vertical Expansion:

🏥 Healthcare — HIPAA

⚖️ Legal — ABA

💰 Finance — SOC 2

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06 / FINANCIALS

Revenue Model & 3-Year Forecast

Shifting cost from labor to platform fee — massive ROI for the customer.

ENTRY POINT

Launchpad

$1,650

One-Time

✓ Initial M365 Hardening
✓ License Audit
✓ Compliance Certificate
✓ Safe-Rollback Snapshot

RECURRING REVENUE ★

Guardian

$199/mo

Subscription

✓ Continuous Drift Detection
✓ Monthly Audit-Ready Reports
✓ AI License Optimization
✓ Priority Support

Year

Strategy

Revenue Target

Gross Margin

Year 1

AU Tender Focus

$320,000 AUD

88%

Year 2

US CMMC Scaling

$1,100,000 AUD

92%

Year 3

Global SaaS Dominance

$2,850,000+ AUD

94%

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07 / RISK MANAGEMENT

The Bulletproof Check

Every identified risk has a specific, engineered mitigation already in place.

⚠ The Break/Fix Risk

An automation policy could block a critical business application.

→ MITIGATION

Safe-Rollback Snapshot — every automation creates a point-in-time restore. One click to revert any specific setting.

MITIGATED ✓

⚠ The Script Rot Risk

Microsoft weekly updates could break our automation scripts silently.

→ MITIGATION

Canary Tenants — shadow environments that test all automations against weekly M365 updates before touching client tenants.

MITIGATED ✓

⚠ The Liability Risk

Users could claim the platform caused a compliance failure.

→ MITIGATION

Orchestration Tool model — users perform a 'Final Review' of AI-generated summaries before deployment, shifting final sign-off to the business owner.

MITIGATED ✓

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08 / ROADMAP

6-Month Implementation Roadmap

From existing scripts to a globally scalable SaaS platform.

Month 1–2

Platform Foundation

DEVELOPMENT

Wrap existing automation scripts into a multi-tenant Node.js / React API architecture.

Month 3

Beta Launch

BETA

Live beta with 5 defense-contractor SMEs for Essential 8 Maturity Level 2 validation.

Month 4

Microsoft Marketplace

DISTRIBUTION

'Co-sell Ready' status achieved. Listing live on Microsoft AppSource marketplace.

Month 6

July 1st Launch Push 🚀

GO-TO-MARKET 🎯 Rocket

Full marketing push targeting the Microsoft 365 Business Standard price hike. Maximum market timing.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

The Window Is Open.

It Won't Stay That Way.

Three simultaneous regulatory deadlines. One platform. A market of 380,000+ businesses that have no other option.

$2.85M+

Year 3 Revenue Target

94%

Gross Margin at Scale

380,000+

Addressable Businesses

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06 / COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

The Strategic Moat

We sit in the sweet spot between Observation and Orchestration — the only platform that translates business intent into automated security.

Compliance Observers

Vanta, Drata

OBSERVATION ONLY

Excellent dashboards — but zero write access. They hand you a to-do list, not a solution. Red icons everywhere, nothing gets fixed.

No 'Fix It' capability

Technical Orchestrators

Simeon Cloud, Inforcer

IT EXPERTS ONLY

Powerful configuration tools — but built for IT pros. A non-technical founder risks taking down company email with a single misclick.

Requires $500/hr consultant

THE BASELINE365 "SWEET SPOT"

Automation vs. Observation

We push a 'Fix It' button. Pre-validated configurations deploy via Microsoft Graph API — no red icons, no manual tasks.

The Non-Technical Bridge

Replace the $500/hr consultant with an AI Wizard. Plain-English questions → enterprise-grade security. 203% ROI on Day 1.

2026 Price Arbitrage

The only platform built to capitalize on the July 1 M365 price shift — turning security into a cost-saving decision, not an expense.

Speed: 1hr vs 2 weeks · Accessibility: Founder-led vs IT-required · Persistence: Watchman Engine prevents drift · Local Context: E8 + CMMC optimized

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