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Microsoft Security Management

Stay in control of your cloud security

Embrace growth without compromising security

Security should enable change, not prohibit it. Our security managed services set customers up for success by providing awareness of, and enhancements to, their security posture.

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A watchful eye

Our experts monitor and report on security across the Microsoft stack, to keep you optimised and informed. There’s no stone left unturned.

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Security Dashboards

Gain real-time insights into your security posture, track monthly trends and compare your performance against industry benchmarks

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Secure Score Enhancements

Regular health checks provide detailed insight into necessary improvements and recommended enhancements to keep you in the loop

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Optimisations and Reporting

Pinpoint the improvements we’re making to your security posture, share executive summaries with internal stakeholders, and showcase the impact of our proactive risk management approach

Improvements across the board

Our security managed services give you confidence that your environments are safe and secure, using Microsoft’s Secure Score as a guide to inform where improvements can be made.

Azure Security Management

Real-Time Monitoring with Azure Defender

Our ‘eyes on’ approach to security through real-time monitoring with Azure Defender provides a proactive system that continuously watches over your environment, promptly detecting and addressing potential threats

Continual Optimisation of Azure Security

Align with the latest and most efficient security practices for Azure and allow your environment to run at peak performance

Comprehensive Reporting and Metrics

Comprehensive reports, optimisation summaries, and detailed metrics that keep you fully informed about the security work we’re doing, and impact we’re making

Microsoft 365 Security Management

Real-time insights

Understanding your security landscape has never been easier. Track monthly trends and compare your performance against industry benchmarks through easy to understand security dashboards.

Secure Score enhancements

Our skilled engineers conduct regular health checks to identify configurations that need improvement. These are categorised into quick wins and high-impact improvements to help you take the best next steps to strengthening your posture.

Tailored guidance

Discuss our recommendations and alternative options in the context of your business objectives with our experts to bolster your understanding, and ensure that your security strategy is enabling business success.

Around-the-Clock Support

Gain access to a team of skilled Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Security engineers that you can count on whenever you need assistance.

Self-service made easy

As a managed service customer, you’ll have access to our exclusive management portal – Provide™ – where you can manage your subscription, handle billing and invoices, onboard new team members, and track support tickets under a single pane of glass.

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Why Cloud Direct?

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We’re Azure Experts

As one of the first Azure Expert MSPs, we’ve got a long track record of meeting Microsoft’s highest standards and delivering our services to the correct quality and scale.

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Microsoft recognises us as an expert partner for Security

We’ve been thoroughly vetted by Microsoft. They say we’re experts in Security and we’ve got the solution designation assessment to prove it.

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We maximise funding opportunities 

We’ve secured more funding for our customers than any other Microsoft partner in the UK. We accelerate project timelines while reducing your financial risk.

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We're a Microsoft Partner of the Year for Solution Assessments 

We know a thing or two about Microsoft’s Solution Assessments. Working alongside Microsoft, we show you the art of the possible and provide a detailed roadmap to achieving it.

Don’t just take our word for it

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“Rather than simply focusing on the technology, Cloud Direct’s specialist engineers listened to our business needs before exploring the different solutions that could work for us.”

Sanjay Sood

RSM Global

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We now have a seriously robust, secure environment – especially with Microsoft behind us with all the bells and whistles for IT security.”

Stewart Martin

Partner, Edmund Carr