IBM recently teamed up with Microsoft Corporation to enhance cybersecurity operations. The collaboration marks a significant step in the technology sector as the two companies leverage their strengths in cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies.
By integrating IBM's industry-leading cybersecurity services with Microsoft's comprehensive security technology portfolio, companies aim to provide their customers with the tools and expertise to simplify and modernize their end-to-end security operations.
As part of the service, IBM Threat Detection and Response (TDR) Cloud Native will integrate Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud with IBM’s AI-powered security technologies. The service has achieved Microsoft MXDR Certified Solution status for its integration with the Microsoft Security Platform.
By leveraging the full range of Microsoft’s security portfolio, TDR Cloud Native will enable IBM’s global team of security analysts to provide automated monitoring, investigation, and remediation of security alerts across customers’ hybrid cloud environments 24/7. This is likely to accelerate the speed and effectiveness of customers’ threat detection and response efforts.
Additionally, to simplify cloud identity management challenges, IBM and Microsoft have created a comprehensive solution that includes the Microsoft Entra toolkit, enhanced by IBM's suite of automation, accelerators, and deep industry expertise.
The collaboration aims to simplify the cloud computing journey, optimize complex digital environments, and reduce the costs associated with running multiple identity tools. This is likely to provide customers with a simplified, efficient, and cost-effective approach to protecting cloud workloads and effectively managing the threat proliferation that commercial enterprises often face.
As digital transformation continues to reshape industries, organizations increasingly need a unified approach to cloud security that can protect their entire organization, from devices to cloud environments. IBM and Microsoft have a long history of collaborating to co-develop and deliver enterprise-grade cloud and security solutions. Together, the companies are investing in go-to-market initiatives and retraining programs to deliver new offerings and help customers put security at the forefront of their cloud and AI journeys.
IBM shares have risen 31.0% over the past year compared to the industry's growth of 21.3%.
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