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Microsoft Acquires Adallom for Enterprise Cloud Security

by Dann Anthony Maurno
Assistant Editor, MSDW

Microsoft has signed a letter of intent to acquire Adallom, an Israeli cloud information security company, for $320 million. So report numerous sources including the Wall Street Journal and Calcalist, an Israeli financial newspaper. Calcalist reports that this would be Microsoft's fourth purchase in the country in 2015. Also, that Adallom will continue to operate from Israel, and will serve as Microsoft's center of operations in the country.

As Adallom describes itself, it is applicable to practically any SaaS application, and has been integrated with SAP SuccessFactors Cloud Infrastructure, an HCM SaaS solution. Adallom monitors individuals' use of such applications and singles out anomalies. Its high-profile customers include LinkedIn and  Netflix.

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The company was founded in 2012 and serves customers using cloud applications like Microsoft Office 365 and, presumably, solutions like Dynamics CRM Online and Dynamics ERP hosted in the cloud. If Dynamics solutions in Azure are not already on Adollom's radar, Microsoft now has the opportunity to enhance its ERP and CRM cloud security story.

As Adallom describes itself, "We deliver visibility, governance and protection for the top SaaS applications used by businesses worldwide. We've done the legwork to understand every unique transaction and data sharing capability within these applications so you don't have to." It goes on to describe its offering:

"[We] created a cloud application security platform that is seamless to deploy. It works for any user on any device on any network. No agent, no network configuration. You can deploy Adallom in less than 8 minutes.

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About Dann Anthony Maurno

Dann Anthony Maurno is a seasoned business journalist who began his career as International Marketing Manager with Lilly Software, then moved on as a freelancer to write for such prestigious clients as CFO Magazine; Compliance Week;Manufacturing Business Technology; Decision Resources, Inc.; The Economist Intelligence Unit; and corporate clients such as Iron Mountain, Microsoft and SAP. He is the co-author of Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives(CRC/Productivity Press, 2010).

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