CrowdStrike and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their strategic alliance to allow organisations to purchase the CrowdStrike Falcon platform through Microsoft Marketplace using their existing Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment.
The move enables customers to apply pre-committed Azure cloud spending directly to Falcon, aligning security investments more closely with cloud budgets.
Microsoft said the integration reflects the growing importance of security as organisations accelerate cloud and AI adoption.
“Security is the foundation for AI transformation,” Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, said in a statement on 18 February.
“By enabling customers to apply their Azure Consumption Commitment in Microsoft Marketplace toward the Falcon platform, we are providing the financial flexibility they need to optimise cloud spend while adopting a rigorous security posture.”
CrowdStrike added that the expanded access reduces friction that can delay critical security deployments, particularly as the threat landscape continues to evolve and expand.
“Adversaries don’t wait for budget cycles, and neither should security teams,” George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike, said.
“By enabling customers to use Azure Consumption Commitment for CrowdStrike, we remove procurement friction and maximise the impact of the cloud investment they already have to stop breaches with the Falcon platform.”
Jay McBain, chief analyst at Canalys, said aligning security purchases with cloud commitments can significantly accelerate adoption.
“Cloud marketplaces are becoming a primary route to market for enterprise software, streamlining procurement while activating partner co-sell at scale,” McBain said.
David Hollingworth
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