SEATTLE—May 13, 2022

Avanade has been named by Microsoft Industry Solutions as a Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) partner supporting the Microsoft Security Services for Enterprise offering. The collaboration will enable Avanade to deliver next generation security solutions to clients, further increasing the level of protection it provides to organisations around the world against new and emerging threats.

As one of Microsoft Security Services for Enterprises’ cornerstone capabilities, the purpose is to provide continuous security monitoring, detection and response with rapid identification, while limiting the impact of security incidents to clients. These capabilities will be focused on remote 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and targeted response activities.

“With so much focus on next generation security monitoring services and threat detection platforms rising in the market, we are delighted to be partnering with Microsoft Industry Solutions on the MXDR framework,” says Avanade Cybersecurity lead, Rajiv Sagar. “Across the globe, geo-political events, the shift to hybrid and remote work, combined with increasingly sophisticated attacks, are making security a top priority for organisations. We make a genuine human impact for our clients by helping them protect the trust of everyone that they serve, at a time when building resilience against cyber threats has never been more critical.”

"Microsoft Security‘s mission is to help make our customers globally, across industries, products and plants, secure so they customers can thrive. We also partner with and power the best security service companies to protect their customers, and Avanade is a good example of this. We look forward to working with Avanade and others to secure customers of all sizes." says Kelly Bissell, Corporate Vice President, Security Solutions at Microsoft Corp.

Avanade has been working closely with Microsoft Industry Solutions over the last year to develop Microsoft’s advanced cybersecurity capabilities. These include automated remediation and predictive threat intelligence using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning paired with Avanade’s industry leading experience detecting and remediating threats predictably and consistently, coupled with advanced Security Operation Center (SOC) services that help clients build resilience as they prepare for continual change.