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Microsoft Sentinel

Profile checked & reviewed: Oct 15, 2026

Watch Demo (1)Official Website
Cataloged Taxonomy:SIEM and security analytics

Videos & Demos

1 Video

Official technical walkthroughs and demonstrations verified directly from the vendor.

EP. 1: Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel - Cloud-Native SIEM
7:45
Official Demo

EP. 1: Introduction to Microsoft Sentinel - Cloud-Native SIEM

Microsoft Security•Verified Sep 30, 2026
Original Source

Factual Product Summary

Microsoft Sentinel from Microsoft focuses on security analytics and incident investigation. It is security analytics technology used for collecting and analyzing security-relevant events. Capabilities - Analytics and playbook workflows: Connects the documented analytics logic with investigation and response workflows. - Third-party integrations: Connects security data sources or response tools supported by the platform. Use and operational context Microsoft Sentinel is relevant to security operations teams investigating alerts and incidents when the requirement centers on collecting and analyzing security-relevant events. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Before adoption, review source onboarding, detection content, query performance, data retention and the cost implications of event volume. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? Microsoft Sentinel focuses on collecting and analyzing security-relevant events. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.

Documented Technical Capabilities

Core enterprise capabilities verified directly from official vendor engineering documentation.

4 capabilities verified
Security analytics
Incident investigation
Analytics and playbook workflows
Third-party integrations

Audited Ecosystem & Architecture Integrations

Native connectors, SIEM/SOAR forwarders, cloud APIs, and identity providers confirmed for interoperability.

5 integrations
Microsoft 365 DefenderMicrosoft Entra IDAmazon Web Services (AWS) CloudTrail & VPC FlowCommon Event Format (CEF) & SyslogServiceNow & Jira Ticketing
SecurifyA Editorial Technical Commentary

Provides scalable log ingestion on Azure Log Analytics with free ingestion tiers for specific Microsoft 365 audit logs.

Based on documented architectural analysis.Editorial Standards Policy

Documented Capabilities & Sourced Claims

Every claim is checked against official engineering documentation or compliance reports.

1 claims verified
INGESTION ARCHITECTURE
verified

Cloud-native log ingestion built on Azure Log Analytics with native connectors

Official Sources & References

Deployment & Specifications

Deployment Models
Not documented in our sources
Supported Platforms
Not documented in our sources
Customer Segments
Enterprise, Mid-Market
Service Geography
Global Azure Regions
Plan Limitations & Prerequisites
Requires an active Microsoft Azure subscription and Log Analytics workspace.

Pricing Transparency

Status: Pricing not publicly documented
Checked on Sep 28, 2026

About the Vendor

Microsoft offers a portfolio covering assessing cloud exposure or protecting running workloads, endpoint protection and incident investigation, authentication, access policy or identity lifecycle administration, understanding sensitive information and controlling its exposure and collecting and analyzing security-relevant events. The entries in this catalog include Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Sentinel. Microsoft Defender for Cloud focuses on cloud security posture and workload protection. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint focuses on endpoint protection and threat investigation. Microsoft Entra ID focuses on identity management and access control. When reviewing Microsoft, compare the named products individually: a platform family, a specific module and a managed service can have different scopes and purchasing requirements. Selection should account for cloud permissions required for onboarding, the assets assessed, runtime coverage and how findings reach remediation owners. Portfolio detail - Microsoft Defender for Cloud: the catalog lists Azure and multicloud posture, Cloud configuration findings, Defender workload protection plans. - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: the catalog lists Automated investigation and remediation, Endpoint detection and response, Ransomware protection. - Microsoft Entra ID: the catalog lists Conditional-access policy, Single sign-on, Multifactor authentication. - Microsoft Purview: the catalog lists Data security and compliance portfolio, Sensitive data discovery, Data classification. - Microsoft Sentinel: the catalog lists Analytics and playbook workflows, Third-party integrations. For procurement, map each required capability to a named offering and confirm the edition, dependencies and delivery responsibility with the vendor. Product-level entries below provide the operational context and evaluation questions for that comparison.

HQ: Redmond, WA
Ownership: Public (NASDAQ: MSFT)
Product FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: Microsoft Sentinel

Key technical, architectural, and procurement questions documented for Microsoft Sentinel by Microsoft.

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Traditional SIEMs rely on proprietary index clusters that become cost-prohibitive at petabyte scale. Modern Cloud SIEMs separate compute from storage, utilizing cloud object storage (S3/GCS/Blob) with distributed query engines, enabling scalable ingestion of high-volume telemetry (firewall, DNS, VPC flows) at fractional costs.
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