IBM Consulting and Microsoft announced a strengthened collaboration to help clients simplify and modernize their security operations and manage hybrid cloud identities. The partnership combines IBM’s cybersecurity services with Microsoft’s comprehensive security technology portfolio. The joint offering provides advanced security capabilities to protect data and drive business growth.
The collaboration includes:
* Modernizing security operations through the Threat Detection and Response (TDR) Cloud Native service, which brings together AI-powered security technologies from both companies.
* Managing and securing cloud identities through a comprehensive solution based on Microsoft’s Entra suite of tools and enhanced by IBM’s range of automation, accelerators, and industry domain knowledge.
The partnership aims to help clients navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape by providing a simplified, efficient, and cost-effective approach to protect cloud workloads and manage threats. The companies are also investing in joint go-to-market initiatives and reskilling programs to support the new offerings and help clients bring security to the forefront of their cloud and AI journeys.
A key example is Vale, a mining company, which has combined Microsoft’s security technology with IBM Consulting’s Threat Detection and Response Services to orchestrate protection, detection, and response functions.