Blog | Microsoft Defender for Cloud -strategy and plan towards Log Analytics Agent (MMA) deprecation

Log Analytics agent (also known as MMA) is on a deprecation path and will be retired in Aug 2024. The purpose of this blogpost is to clarify how Microsoft Defender for Cloud will align with this plan and its impact on customers.

 

There are two Defender for Cloud plans with features relying on the Log Analytics agent: Defender for Servers Plan 2 and Defender for SQL server on machines.

As part of an updated strategy, Azure monitoring Agent (also known as AMA), won’t be a requirement as part of our Defender for Servers offering, but will remain required as part of Defender for SQL server on machines. As a result, Defender for Servers’ features and capabilities outlined below, as well as the auto-provisioning process that provides the installation and configuration of both agents (MMA/AMA), will be adjusted accordingly.

 

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