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Important
Attention: All Microsoft Defender for Cloud features will be officially retired in Azure in China region on August 18, 2026 per the announcement posted by 21Vianet.
This article describes Azure services and client operating systems that are supported by Microsoft Defender for Cloud. For Azure cloud support, review this article
Security benefits for Azure services
Defender for Cloud provides recommendations, security alerts, and vulnerability assessment for these Azure services:
| Service | Recommendations free with Foundational CSPM | Security alerts | Vulnerability assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure App Service | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Automation account | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Batch account | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Blob Storage | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Cache for Redis | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Cloud Services | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure AI Search | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure AI Service | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Container Registry | ✔ | ✔ | Defender for Containers |
| Azure Cosmos DB* | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Data Lake Analytics | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Data Lake Storage | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Database for MySQL* | - | ✔ | - |
| Azure Database for PostgreSQL* | - | ✔ | - |
| Azure Event Hubs namespace | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Files | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Functions app | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Key Vault | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Kubernetes Service | ✔ | ✔ | - |
| Azure Load Balancer | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Logic Apps | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure SQL Database | ✔ | ✔ | Defender for Azure SQL |
| Azure SQL Managed Instance | ✔ | ✔ | Defender for Azure SQL |
| Azure Service Bus namespace | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Service Fabric account | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Stream Analytics | ✔ | - | - |
| Azure Subscription | ✔ ** | ✔ | - |
| Azure Virtual Network (incl. subnets, NICs, and network security groups) |
✔ | - | - |
* These features are currently supported in preview.
** Microsoft Entra recommendations are available only for subscriptions with enhanced security features enabled.
Supported operating systems
To learn more about the specific Defender for Cloud features available on Windows and Linux, review:
Next steps
This article explained how Microsoft Defender for Cloud is supported in the Azure, Azure Government, and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Now that you're familiar with the Defender for Cloud capabilities supported in your cloud, learn how to: