Microsoft Sentinel data federation (Preview)
Analysis / inference: Microsoft Sentinel introduces a preview feature enabling security data analysis directly in external storage locations via Microsoft Fabric.
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- Source
- Microsoft Sentinel - What's new · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Microsoft Sentinel has added a data federation feature in preview that lets analysts run KQL queries, notebooks, and graphs against data residing in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Databricks without copying it.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisMicrosoft Sentinel data federation allows SOC teams to analyze security data stored in external repositories such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Databricks without requiring data duplication.
Reduces storage duplication overhead by allowing KQL and notebook analysis directly against federated external data sources.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Review the Data federation overview documentation in Microsoft Sentinel data lake
- Plan architecture testing for Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks integration
- Review current data retention and ingestion costs across Azure Databricks and Azure Data Lake Storage
- Evaluate Microsoft Fabric integration readiness for your security data lakes