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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Composite Score

5.8 /10

CX Score

5.6 /10

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What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps protect multi-cloud and hybrid environments with comprehensive security across the full lifecycle, from development to runtime. It helps security admins adopt a comprehensive cloud-native application protection strategy to improve security with code-to-cloud insights across multiple cloud environments and DevOps platforms.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

-5

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 31%
Negotiation and Contract:: -5%
Conflict Resolution:: 31%
Strategy & Innovation:: 52%
Service Experience:: 23%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+30 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

0% Negative

40% Neutral

60% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Respectful

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered
Commodity Features

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement

Risk Scoring and Reporting

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Data Identification and Classification

Automated Remediation Workflows

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR)

Data Mapping and Lineage

Security Control Inventory

Data Encryption and Tokenization

Compliance Mapping and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Reviews

Paarth S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Comprehensive security, but room for improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud from other similar products?

Defender for Cloud Threat intelligence uses Microsoft’s threat intelligence , which includes data from Microsoft’s global security operations and Millions of signals from Microsoft products which improves the Detection capability.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with other Microsoft services and products like Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender also the Security management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The vendor support and the resolution time could be improved.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A good Product for an Eagle eye view across multi tenant Security infrastructure but could do better with the Vendor Support

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Altruistic
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Wastes Time

Aishwarya S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Good workload security capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud from other similar products?

Ease of deployment and PAYG options

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of deployment with automatic provisioning

What do you dislike most about this product?

Bit pricy and more visibility for Kubernetes security

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go with it for good visibility of your security posture

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Arjan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Fantastic multi-cloud security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud from other similar products?

Defender for Cloud has a big win with the integration of different components, which is built upon the existing Azure infrastructure. In combination with the compliany, reporting features and KQL you have a strong product

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

IT really is a single solution for multi-cloud security for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud environments, it offers native CSPM and CWPP capabilities and supports threat protection on all of these platforms. Azure Arc can also be used in hybrid environments to connect workloads that are not hosted on Azure

What do you dislike most about this product?

A few configurations can be hard from an infrastructural point of view, especially for the Defender for Server parts, next to this licensing can sometimes be a bit complex

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start small, get a Defender for Cloud PoC at a partner and build up from there. When deploying Defender in hybrid environments, make sure that Azure Arc is properly running first. Do not enable all features, but start with CSPM and the basic Defender parts like ARM, Keyvault en Storage.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Commodity Features
Vendor Friendly Policies
Vendor's Interest First

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78 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

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+30 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis Identify security weaknesses in data stores, applications, and configurations.

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement Provide ongoing visibility into data security posture and track progress over time.

Risk Scoring and Reporting Quantify data security risks based on vulnerability severity, exploitability, and potential impact.

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Detect anomalous user activities that might indicate data breaches or insider threats.

Data Identification and Classification Locate and classify sensitive data across all storage systems, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Automated Remediation Workflows Streamline data remediation processes to quickly fix critical issues.

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR) Integrate with other security tools to automate incident response and threat containment.

Data Mapping and Lineage Track the movement of data throughout its lifecycle, understanding who has access and how it is used.

Security Control Inventory Map existing security controls to data types and locations that could reveal potential gaps.

Data Encryption and Tokenization Secure sensitive data at rest and in transit.

Compliance Mapping and Reporting Demonstrate adherence to data privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA. Identify regulations and compliance requirements that apply to your data.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Reviews

Paarth S.

Comprehensive security, but room for improvement

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Aishwarya S.

Good workload security capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Arjan S.

Fantastic multi-cloud security solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement

Risk Scoring and Reporting

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Data Identification and Classification

Automated Remediation Workflows

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR)

Data Mapping and Lineage

Security Control Inventory

Data Encryption and Tokenization

Compliance Mapping and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support