Welcome to Episode 384 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast. In this episode, we tackle a wide range of essential topics to help you monitor, secure, and streamline operations across your Azure estate. From access control strategies to virtual machine agents and everything in between, this episode gives you a high-level overview of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and the suite of Azure services it protects. Like what you hear and want to support the show? Check out our membership options. Show Notes Episode 382 – Securing the Modern Workplace: Exploring Microsoft Entra ID Security Defaults, Conditional Access Policies, and Microsoft Secure Score Episode 383 – Securing Azure: Monitoring and observing your Azure estate What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud? Common questions about Defender for Cloud? Common questions about data collection, agents, and workspaces About Azure Update Manager Align responsibilities across teams About the sponsors Would you like to become the irreplaceable Microsoft 365 resource for your organization? Let us know!