Plan your evaluation
Write down the workflow, systems, operating owner, and evidence needed to make your decision. Use the same scope for every supplier, and ask which parts of the demonstration are included in the proposed package.
Configuration and exposure
Define which accounts, subscriptions, projects, and services must be assessed. Inspect the source evidence behind a configuration recommendation and the owner who can address it.
Workload protection
Separate configuration assessment from runtime monitoring and response. Check supported workload types and the permissions, agents, or integrations each function needs.
Cloud identity and change
Review service identities, human access, and deployment pipelines together. Trace a proposed fix through infrastructure code, approval, deployment, and reassessment.
Questions to ask
- Which clouds and workload types are included in the proposed offering?
- Which functions require agents, elevated permissions, or another module?
- Who owns a recommended change and how is its result checked?
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