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Microsoft Sentinel cost optimisation

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Microsoft Sentinel cost optimisation

How to control Microsoft Sentinel costs — ingestion tuning, commitment tiers, retention, and data tiering.

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How Sentinel bills

Two main cost components:

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Free Microsoft 365 sources

The biggest cost optimisation: Microsoft sources are mostly free:

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Cost-saving tactics

### Filter before ingestion

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Monitoring and alerting

Set up alerts on ingestion volume:

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Common surprises

Catch these via monitoring; correct before they blow up the budget.

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Cost vs coverage trade-offs

Some signals are essential at any cost; some are optional luxuries. Frame the cost-coverage decision:

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Operational discipline

For organisations running Sentinel seriously, cost optimisation is a real ongoing discipline. The savings are substantial when done well — and the security posture isn't compromised when optimisation is thoughtful.

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