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  • [1] Savings based on publicly available estimated pricing for other vendor solutions and web direct/base price shown for Microsoft offerings. Price is not guaranteed and subject to change.
  • [2] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Security, February 2023. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [3] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Sentinel, March 2024. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [4] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, August 2024, updated January 2025. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [5] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting, September 2023. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [6] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft 365 E5, August 2023. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [7] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Zero Trust Solutions From Microsoft, December 2021. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [8] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Purview Suite, June 2021. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [9] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Azure Network Security, May 2021. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [10] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Intune, June 2024. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [11] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender ATP, April 2019. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [12] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Entra, March 2023. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [13] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Cloud App Security, May 2020. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [14] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft SIEM And XDR, August 2022. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [15] The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft 365 Defender, April 2022. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.
  • [16] The Projected Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR, July 2023. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.

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