In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, efficiently managing security and IT operations is more critical than ever. Organizations need scalable and flexible solutions that offer robust protection. Last year, we launched Microsoft Security Copilot, a generative AI-powered assistant designed to help security and IT teams operate at the speed and scale of AI. Since then, organizations have used Copilot to enhance their security and IT workflows, with companies like QNET reporting a 60% increase in efficiency post-adoption —enabling teams to detect and respond to threats faster than ever before. 

 To further enhance customer flexibility and scalability, we are now supplementing the existing provisioned pricing structure for Security Copilot with the addition of an overage Security Compute Unit (SCU). This update ensures that organizations can confidently scale their Security Copilot workloads dynamically beyond their provisioned capacity, while maintaining cost predictability and control. 

Ensure uninterrupted Security Copilot assistance 

Security is a mission-critical necessity, and unexpected threats or workload spikes can arise at any time, demanding a pricing model that is both flexible and scalable to ensure uninterrupted protection. Previously, precise usage estimation was required to avoid throttled workloads. Now, enabling overage SCUs ensures organizations can handle unforeseen security demands without disruption. 

Security Copilot users can continue using their provisioned SCUs for regular workloads, while overage SCUs provide additional capacity when needed. This hybrid approach allows customers to establish a base fixed SCU provisioned capacity and set a maximum overage limit. Customers only pay for overage SCUs used when they consume beyond their provisioned SCU allocation, ensuring scalability and support during unexpected demand spikes without incurring unnecessary costs. Additionally, they have the option to set an upper limit on overage SCUs, which provides better budget predictability.  

Get granular insights with the usage dashboard 

The in-product usage dashboard has also been updated to help organizations track and manage SCU consumption effectively. The dashboard offers detailed insights into SCU usage, allowing admins to monitor consumption against provisioned SCUs, track overage SCU usage, and review granular details such as session initiators, IDs, categories, and experience. The dashboard ensures organizations have the visibility needed to optimize usage while maintaining budget control. 

The combination of provisioned and overage SCU provides organizations with peace of mind, knowing that critical security operations always have the necessary resources when they’re needed most. 

Get Started with Overage SCUs today 

As cyber risks continue to grow, having the right tools to manage security efficiently, cost-effectively, and at-scale is crucial. With this latest enhancement, Microsoft Security Copilot is equipping organizations with the scalability and flexibility needed to secure their environment with confidence.  

Overage SCUs are generally available today. Existing customers can immediately enable overage SCUs or set a limit on maximum usage in Security Copilot. Learn more about Security Copilot pricing here, and calculate your estimated maximum spend per month using the pricing calculator.  Sign up for a free Azure subscription to get started with Security Copilot today.