New Blog | Defender for Cloud deployment in AWS/GCP - Agents, Resources, IAM and Cleanup options

Objective of the article

The purpose of this article is to provide organizations with a comprehensive understanding of all the agents and resources deployed as part of Defender for Server, Defender for Container, Defender for SQL in their AWS/GCP environment by Defender for Cloud. The article aims to guide organizations on the impact of Defender for Cloud on their environment and what they need to remove when switching Defender for Cloud plans on the security connector. Where possible this article should avoid duplicating information that is already available on Microsoft Learn and focus on providing information that is not publicly available or documented on Microsoft Learn. 

 

Introduction:  

Have you ever wondered about the agents, extensions, resources and roles deployed as part of Defender for Server, Defender for Container, Defender for SQL on your AWS or GCP workloads? Have you ever needed to update the selection of Defender for Cloud plans on a security connector for your AWS or GCP environment? This article provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the impact of agents and resources on your environment and guides you on what can be removed when updating the Defender for Cloud plans on a desired security connector.

 

Read the full post here: Understanding the Impact of Defender for Cloud on AWS/GCP: A Comprehensive Guide in a multi cloud environment (microsoft.com)