Microsoft Events delivers an intermediate-level Ignite session led by Gabriela Perez Arredondo and Jonathan Stock that demonstrates secure migration strategies and AI innovation for partners using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Accelerating Secure Cloud and AI Migrations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Speakers: Gabriela Perez Arredondo, Jonathan Stock
Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025
Session: PBRK271 (Intermediate)

Introduction and Session Overview

This session opens with the importance of protecting critical business assets: the cloud, AI platforms, and essential applications. Security and innovation are prioritized through unified and intelligent solutions, specifically Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Key Topics Covered

• Azure Evolution & Partner Business Models: Overview of new Azure changes relevant to partners and strategic opportunities for evolving business models.
• Real-world Partner Examples: Case studies show partners utilizing AI-driven migration to create new service offerings and business models.
• Unified Security Across Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Environments: How Microsoft Defender for Cloud streamlines security for infrastructure spanning multiple clouds and on-premises.
• Security Assessments and Building Trust: Detailed process for using security assessments to identify customer needs, build trust, and unlock potential new engagements.
• Integration of Security and Infrastructure Teams: Best practices for addressing common organizational obstacles when merging security and infrastructure functions, including collaborative workflows.
• Microsoft Engagement Methodology & Orchestration: Methodologies for partner and customer engagement, with focus on organizational orchestration and driving security outcomes.
• Azure Accelerate Plus Proof of Value (POV): Leveraging Azure migration and security incentives, technical workshops, and proof-of-value pilots to speed up secure adoption.
• Cloud Security Recommendations & Workshops: Tools and Microsoft resources for delivering actionable cloud security recommendations to customers, including the Cloud Security Ambitioning Workshop.

Technologies Highlighted

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Central to safeguarding workloads, enabling unified management, threat detection, and mitigation across Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid scenarios.
• Microsoft Purview: Information protection and compliance capabilities integrated into the security review process.
• Azure Security Services: Practical guides on orchestrating migration and delivery of secure cloud workloads.

Actionable Resources

• Partner Cloud Security Specialization
• Microsoft Partner Incentives Guide
• Azure Accelerate Partner Benefits
• Microsoft Security Partners Workshops
• Microsoft Security Partners Deployment Accelerators

Related Sessions

• PBRK273
• PBRK272

Chapters Recap

• Introduction and session overview on secure migrations and AI innovation
• Azure changes and evolving partner business models
• Partner examples with AI-driven migration
• Building trust through security assessments
• Tackling security/infrastructure integration challenges
• Microsoft engagement methodology
• Azure Accelerate Plus Proof of Value
• Customer engagement via cloud security recommendations
• Cloud Security Ambitioning Workshop

Partners are empowered to deliver secure migrations and drive innovation in the era of AI using Microsoft's robust cloud and security toolsets. Actionable strategies, technical resources, and organizational methodologies are provided for confidently engaging customers and protecting modern workloads.