Azure DDoS Protection

Azure DDoS Protection is a cloud-native service provided by Microsoft Azure designed to protect Azure resources from volumetric, protocol, and resource-layer Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. It offers always-on traffic monitoring, adaptive tuning, and real-time attack mitigation…

Key facts

First appeared
2018
Category
technology
Problem solved
Azure DDoS Protection was created to provide a robust, scalable, and integrated defense against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for applications and services hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud. Prior to its formal introduction as a dedicated service, Azure offered a baseline level of protection, but customers lacked fine-grained control, adaptive tuning, detailed telemetry, and cost protection guarantees, forcing them to either rely on limited inherent protections or costly, complex third-party solutions not natively integrated with Azure's network fabric.
Platforms
Microsoft Azure

Related technologies

Notable users

  • E-commerce platforms hosted on Azure
  • Gaming companies with online services on Azure
  • Government agencies utilizing Azure cloud services
  • Financial services organizations on Azure
  • Enterprises leveraging Azure for mission-critical applications