[kd913]

I am confused why they are around to begin with.

Companies already trust Microsoft, they buy Windows, Office, Azure.

Why would they bother with a 3rd party here when the low effort low risk solution is to pick the tool made by the OS vendor. I.e. windows defender

It should be a nobody gets fired for picking IBM situation. How did this random place get so much credibility that people trust them over the manufacturer?

[kccqzy]

Because they provide far more protection than Windows defender. You can write your own custom never-before-seen malware, and CrowdStrike will detect it purely based on behavioral signals. Windows Defender is still largely an antivirus solution.

[Peanuts99]

Microsoft's E5 offerings are a direct competitor to Cloudstrikes threat response products which is a lot more than just Windows Defender on endpoints. I'd imagine many of Cloudstrikes customers will be looking to move this to MS's tools instead as a result of this.

[htrp]

crowdstrike has oracle enterprise sales model. have you ever been to one of their events?