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Cyber & Cloud Security Leader at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Oct 16, 2020

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Good integration, scalability, and support

Pros and Cons

"It takes very little effort to integrate it. It also gives very good visibility into what exactly is happening."

"From a compliance standpoint, they can include some more metrics and some specific compliances such as GDPR."

What is most valuable?

It takes very little effort to integrate it. It also gives very good visibility into what exactly is happening.

What needs improvement?

From a compliance standpoint, they can include some more metrics and some specific compliances such as GDPR.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Azure Security Center for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have seen a few big downtimes in Azure where Office 365 was disconnected. I do see challenges in terms of stability, not just for Azure Security Center but also for Azure.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Microsoft being a big provider, Azure Security Center is quite scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Microsoft's community support and technical support is very good. They are very quick in their response and very thorough.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In my previous organization, I have used Palo Alto. It is a pretty cool vendor-agnostic tool.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It takes a few hours.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it ourselves. We have ten members to deploy and manage it, and they all are admins. We use it monthly or weekly for reports, and we also monitor it for alerts.

We are using the latest version, and it is a part of Azure. We keep on updating to the latest version.

What other advice do I have?

I would highly recommend this solution. I would rate Azure Security Center an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner

Thushara Bandara

Software Engineer at JKIT

Oct 30, 2020

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It helps to understand the infections and issues you are facing

Pros and Cons

"It's quite a good product. It helps to understand the infections and issues you are facing."

"The initial setup is not actually so complex but it feels complex because there are many add-ons. There are many options and my team needs to be aware of all of these changes happening on the backend which is a distraction."

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Azure Security Center for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I don't know what the issue is but when we do the agent deployment, sometimes it works, and sometimes it fails and we need to go inside the virtual machine and manually install the agent. That's been a bug that we've experienced.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are 5000 users.

I do the maintenance. We have 35 engineers who use it.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their support is good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not actually so complex but it feels complex because there are many add-ons. There are many options and my team needs to be aware of all of these changes happening on the backend which is a distraction.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Security Center an eight out of ten. Not a ten because of the bugs that we have experienced and because of the cost.

It's quite a good product. It helps to understand the infections and issues you are facing.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner