Elanco enhances its security posture and reduces response times by approximately 50% using Security Copilot and Defender Experts for XDR | Microsoft Customer Stories
Organizations that depend on highly reliable, high-performance environments can't afford security delays or architectural bottlenecks. This customer story shows how Elanco improved the reliability and efficiency of its technology foundation by migrating workloads to Azure and strengthening its security operations with Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR and Microsoft Security Copilot. Read the customer story to explore practical approaches for strengthening your own environment, and contact CX Consulting (Pty) Ltd to discuss how these solutions can support your business goals.
How did Elanco enhance its security posture?
Elanco enhanced its security posture by migrating approximately 90% of its workloads to Microsoft Azure and implementing solutions like Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR and Microsoft Security Copilot. This transformation allowed Elanco to streamline its architecture, improve reliability, and reduce security response times by about 50%.
What financial benefits did Elanco achieve?
By adopting Microsoft solutions, Elanco is saving over $300,000 annually. The migration to Azure not only accelerated their security response times but also enabled developers to implement new ideas in days instead of months, contributing to overall operational efficiency.
How has Elanco's IT infrastructure changed?
Elanco rebuilt its IT infrastructure in 18 months, transitioning from on-premises data centers to a cloud-based environment with Microsoft solutions. This modernization has provided a reliable technology foundation for their in-house drug discovery efforts and has facilitated a more agile approach to developing new business opportunities.

Elanco enhances its security posture and reduces response times by approximately 50% using Security Copilot and Defender Experts for XDR | Microsoft Customer Stories
published by CX Consulting (Pty) Ltd
CX Consulting was established in 2020 by Pieter vd Walt. With the ever increasing threat of cyber attacks and cyber crime, organisations are often at a loss at what to do. New software vulnerabilities are found daily, web application attacks leave websites vulnerable and viruses become increasingly silent and stealthy. Often, the simplest things such as weak passwords and uneducated staff can be the cause of an entire company infrastructure being compromised. Our aim is to make your company or organisation as unattractive to cybercriminals as possible - and keeping your sensitive financial and client data safe. This is done in a variety of ways including attack and penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, user awareness campaigns, and keeping your company constantly safe with a month-to-month service level agreement. We also consult and provide managed IT services to support medium sized firms with their IT infrastructure. We are a premium IT service provider focused on medium sized businesses. We no longer focus on the break & fix model as our aim is to prevent and minimize downtime.