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Hi all,
I am looking to put Microsoft Defender on my servers, I know there is Defender for servers however could I install Defender for endpoint instead? To save costs?
Or once I enrol the servers to defender for endpoint it will convert to defender for server and start charging me?
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Yes - you can. Follow https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/configure-server-endpoints
You have to have a license - more at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/minimum-requirements
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Marcin
Hi, Thanks for this, how much is a server license since these servers are standalone. Is it a payment in one or is it charged via azure like Defender for server?
The cost depends on the type of license. As per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/minimum-requirements
you have the following options:
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Marcin
Ok thanks and is Defender for endpoint any better or worse than Defender for server?
It's not the matter of worse or better. It's the matter of the functionality each provides.
For details, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/plan-defender-for-servers-select-plan and https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-endpoint
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Marcin