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Microsoft Defender for SQL Servers on Machines should be enabled

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Description

Microsoft Defender for SQL Servers on Machines protects SQL Server instances running on Azure VMs, on-premises servers, and other clouds via Arc-enabled SQL Server. The plan must be enabled at the Standard tier on every subscription that hosts these SQL Server instances.

Remediation

See Protect your databases with Defender for Databases for step-by-step instructions on enabling the SQL servers on machines plan.