Microsoft (MSFT) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) announced an expansion of their existing deal on Wednesday that allows companies of all sizes to buy CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform on the Microsoft Marketplace.
The companies can purchase CrowdStrike’s signature cybersecurity platform using their existing Microsoft Azure consumption commitment, the companies said in a statement.
Shares of Microsoft and CrowdStrike were higher after the announcement.
“Adversaries don’t wait for budget cycles, and neither should security teams,” said George Kurtz, CEO, and founder of CrowdStrike, in the release. “By enabling customers to use Azure Consumption Commitment for CrowdStrike, we remove procurement friction and maximize the impact of the cloud investment they already have to stop breaches with the Falcon platform. Through ongoing collaboration with Microsoft, our ecosystem is broadening to meet the market’s broad-based demand for Falcon.”
