Increased sensor capacity
Analysis / inference: Microsoft Defender for Identity has increased its maximum supported sensors per workspace from 350 to 1,000.
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- Source
- Microsoft Defender for Identity - What's new · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
The hard ceiling for Microsoft Defender for Identity sensors per single workspace has been raised to 1,000, and workspaces requiring over 1,000 sensors must now contact support.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisExpanding the maximum sensor count per workspace from 350 to 1,000 enables large enterprises to centralize identity security monitoring without needing multiple segregated workspaces.
Architects can consolidate monitoring topologies or scale identity coverage within fewer workspaces, reducing operational complexity for multi-domain networks.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Evaluate whether current distributed workspaces can be consolidated now that the per-workspace limit is 1,000 sensors.
- Verify current sensor counts deployed across existing Microsoft Defender for Identity workspaces.
- Review deployment planning if your enterprise previously hit the 350 sensor ceiling.