--- title: "Microsoft Azure and AKS Security" source: "https://www.tigera.io/partners/microsoft/" --- Tigera Partner # Microsoft Azure and AKS Security Tigera and Microsoft Azure together deliver active security with full-stack observability to secure Linux and Windows containers and Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure and AKS. [Get Started](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/tigerainc1620235671643.calicocloudsaas?tab=overview) ![Azure | Microsoft Partner - 2022 Partner of the Year Winner, OSS on Azure Award](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/07/logo-MS-azure-partner.png) Jump to - Overview - Benefits - Key Features - Quick Start - Resources - Get Started ## Overview Calico helps Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) users protect their heterogeneous workload environments and Kubernetes, detect threats and achieve continuous compliance. Users can apply a standard set of zero-trust workload access controls, enforce consistent security policies, and have real-time visualization of workload communication across Windows and Linux servers hosting Kubernetes clusters. ## Benefits Plug-and-play active security platform that actively prevents, detects, and mitigates security breaches in Windows or Linux container-based applications ![Zero Trust Icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/04/icon-zero-trust.svg) ### Prevent Attacks Protect containerized workloads running on Microsoft Azure or AKS with zero-trust workload security controls ![Threat Icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/04/icon-threat.svg) ### Detect Threats Detect known and zero-day threats for hosts and network-based attacks in a single platform ![An outline icon of an umbrella above two gears.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/04/icon-automatic-risk-mitigation.svg) ### Mitigate Risk Deploy security policies in seconds to limit the blast radius in case of an attack ## Key Features [![Zero-Trust Workload Access Controls icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-egress-access-controls.svg) #### Zero-Trust Workload Access Controls](https://www.tigera.io/features/access-controls/) [![Universal Firewall Integrations icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-firewall-integration.svg) #### Universal Firewall Integrations](https://www.tigera.io/features/firewall-integration/) [![Identity-Aware Microsegmentation icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-microsegmentation.svg) #### Identity-Aware Microsegmentation](https://www.tigera.io/features/microsegmentation/) [![Runtime Threat Defense icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-Runtime-Threat-Defense.svg) #### Runtime Threat Defense](https://www.tigera.io/features/network-threat-detection/) [![Encryption icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/06/icon-encryption-1.svg) #### Encryption](https://www.tigera.io/features/encryption/) [![Workload-Based IDS and IPS icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-Intrusion-detection-prevention.svg) #### Workload-Based IDS and IPS](https://www.tigera.io/features/workload-based-ids-ips-ddos-dpi-waf/) [![Compliance and Audit icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-image-assurance.svg) #### Compliance and Audit](https://www.tigera.io/features/compliance-and-audit/) [![Dynamic Service and Threat Graph icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-dynamic-service-graph.svg) #### Dynamic Service and Threat Graph](https://www.tigera.io/features/dynamic-service-graph/) [![Dashboard icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-DNS-dashboard.svg) #### Dashboard](https://www.tigera.io/features/calico-dashboards/) [![Dynamic Packet Capture icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-dynamic-packet-capture.svg) #### Dynamic Packet Capture](https://www.tigera.io/features/packet-capture/) [![Application-Level Observability icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-App-level-observability.svg) #### Application-Level Observability](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/service-mesh/) [![Multi-Cloud Security icon](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/icon-multi-hybrid-cloud.svg) #### Multi-Cloud Security](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/multi-cloud-security/) ## Quick Start Developers and administrators who want to author, stage, preview and enforce security-policy enforcement to Microsoft Azure or AKS clusters can get started with Calico Cloud in just a few minutes. [Deploy on Microsoft Azure or AKS](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/hybrid/calico-networking-policy) ![Microsoft Azure Logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/MS-Azure-logo.svg) ## Featured Resources Developer-created resources to help you secure your Kubernetes deployment in Microsoft Azure or AKS ![Microsoft Azure Marketplace](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/Featured-resources-CC-Azure-Marketplace.png) Documentation ### Microsoft Azure Marketplace Subscribe Calico Cloud via Microsoft Azure Marketplace. [Read More](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/tigerainc1620235671643.calicocloudsaas?tab=overview) ![Reference Deployment Architecture](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/Featured-resources-MS-Tigera.png) Blog ### Reference Deployment Architecture Securing Windows workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service with Calico. [Read More](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/containers/securing-windows-workloads-on-azure-kubernetes-service-with/ba-p/3815429) ![Joint Events](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/07/Featured-resources-MS-Azure-workshop.png) Events ### Joint Events Learn how Discover secured its global, multi-cluster, hybrid cloud deployment with Calico. [Read More](https://www.tigera.io/events/?_sft_event-partners=microsoft-aks) [All Resources](https://www.tigera.io/resources/) ![Calico Logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/01/Calico-logo-2026-black-text.svg) ## Ready to Get Started? Get started for free or request a demo to see Calico in action [Start Free](https://www.calicocloud.io/) [Get a Demo](https://www.tigera.io/demo/)