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Windows Security Event Collection for Microsoft Sentinel with Datastream

Collecting Windows Security Events has always been a necessary but difficult job. Traditional methods depend on third-party collectors that must be installed, configured, and constantly maintained. They break, they lag behind updates, and they create unnecessary operational work. At the same time, they often flood Microsoft Sentinel with redundant or irrelevant data, driving up costs and slowing down investigations.

What Is a Telemetry Pipeline and Why It Matters in Modern IT

A practical guide for IT professionals, DevOps, security teams, platform engineers, and anyone who’s dealing with logs. In contemporary distributed systems, telemetry data—logs, metrics, traces, and events—serves as the primary mechanism for understanding internal system behavior. However, as system complexity increases, so does the volume and heterogeneity of telemetry.

Smarter Insights and Pipeline Control - New in DataStream

We’re constantly improving DataStream to make security data management simpler, smarter, and more efficient for modern SOCs. This latest update introduces new capabilities that bring even more visibility and flexibility to your telemetry pipelines. Let’s take a closer look at what’s new.

VirtualMetric in the 2025 Comprehensive Market Guide: Rising Data Pipeline Security

Over the past year, much of cybersecurity’s attention has centered on the promise of AI-powered SOCs. But as the Market Guide 2025 by Francis Odum reveals, the true foundation of modern security success lies in the data layer. “Without clean, well-routed telemetry, even the smartest AI is starved of context,” points out the researcher. And that’s where Security Data Pipeline Platforms (SDPPs) have become essential.

VirtualMetric Earns ISO 27001:2022 Certification: Security at Every Level

We’re excited to share that VirtualMetric has officially achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification, a globally recognized standard for building and managing an effective Information Security Management System (ISMS). This confirms that we’ve implemented robust controls to protect data, manage risks, and ensure the resilience of our infrastructure in today’s security landscape.

VirtualMetric Achieves SOC 2 Certification: A Milestone in Trust and Security

We’re excited to announce that VirtualMetric has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification. This is a key step in our mission to deliver secure, resilient, and efficient telemetry solutions. This certification confirms that our controls for security, availability, confidentiality, and data integrity don’t just look good on paper — they work in practice, over time.

Choosing the Right Monitoring Solution for Your Microsoft IT Stack

For IT teams seeking speed and agility, agentless monitoring offers a lightweight approach. This is particularly useful for Microsoft servers like Windows Nano Server, where resources may be constrained, or in environments where gaining approval for agent installations could be a hurdle. An agentless Microsoft monitoring tool is ideal if: However, there are limitations.

Real-Time IT Insights: How Commvault Fined-Tuned Microsoft-Centric Monitoring with VirtualMetric

Managing a complex IT environment with both on-premises data centers and multiple cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) brings a unique set of challenges. Commvault’s cloud operations team, led by Ernie Costa, was well aware of the high-performance systems running on technologies like Hyper-V and NVMe storage. In these systems, even a second’s delay could mean missed opportunities to prevent incidents or optimize performance.

Maximize Azure Stack HCI Performance: Proven Resource Optimization Techniques

Looking to optimize your Azure Stack HCI and boost the efficiency of your on-prem infrastructure? Watch this exclusive on-demand webinar to learn actionable strategies for improving performance and reducing costs, tailored specifically for IT professionals managing Azure Stack HCI environments.

How VirtualMetric significantly reduces SIEM ingest costs

Ever wondered how you can massively reduce SIEM data ingestion costs? In this video, Yusuf walks you through how VirtualMetric makes it happen. We’ve found a way to reduce SIEM ingestion costs by up to 90% using smart data pipelines, real-time data processing, and 99% compression rate for long term storage. If you’re dealing with large amounts of log data and looking for a way to save on costs while improving your cybersecurity operations, this might be what you need!