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Azure Updates – Number 106 – January 11, 2025
A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.
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Mastering Data Ingestion in Microsoft Sentinel
In this post, we examine how to review and master your data connectors to optimize ingestion. Organizations worldwide are investing in sophisticated tools like Microsoft Sentinel to safeguard their infrastructure from evolving threats. The effectiveness of these tools hinges on a single critical aspect: data ingestion. Understanding how to manage data ingestion in Microsoft Sentinel…
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Building a Microsoft Sentinel Data Use Case
Join me this week to gain an in-depth understanding on how to clearly define what data to retain. Data retention is not just a regulatory box to tick; it’s the backbone of a robust security posture. In the realm of Microsoft Sentinel, understanding how to manage your data retention is key to leveraging the full…
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Cost Management & Microsoft Sentinel
Let’s talk about Microsoft Sentinel and managing costs. With cost being foundational pillar of Microsoft’s Well Architected Framework, part of good governance, and a major driver for product selection of SIEMs; let’s see if we can take some of mystery out of how to get started with managing costs in our favourite SIEM solution!
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The Mysteries of Log Analytics Workspaces
Log Analytics workspaces provide a special way to store log data from multiple sources such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, and so much more. A workspace typically combines data from multiple services and likely has it’s own distinct configuration for retention. I get a lot of questions about what the differences between workspaces…