Integris

Challenge | Fighting a tiresome battle with endless alerts

Endless notifications weren’t just a nuisance. They had become unsustainable. Day in and day out, Integris’ analysts were stuck chasing false alarms instead of protecting clients, most of whom operated in Microsoft 365 environments and expected fast, reliable security.

Unfortunately, Integris’ legacy tools weren’t making things easier. Constant manual tuning, hands-on configuration, and scalability issues made the setup unwieldy for a small team managing over 100,000 endpoints. They desperately needed a smarter approach.

That’s when Integris decided to overhaul their solutions and adopt the Huntress Managed Security Platform.

Huntress solution | Smarter alerts and seamless integration

In 2025, Integris made the leap and replaced their legacy vendors with Huntress, adopting Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Managed Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and Managed Security Awareness Training (SAT). 

One of the biggest wins came from how Huntress Managed EDR integrates with Microsoft Defender Antivirus and Defender for Endpoint. Because Defender was already standard across nearly all Integris clients, the pairing not only boosted protection but also made it smarter and more cost-effective.

By building on existing tools, Huntress stopped redundant spend while amplifying detection, response, and visibility. The result was a unified security ecosystem that provides stronger defense, simplified management, and minimal friction. With centralized configurations, automated remediation, and tight alignment with Microsoft 365, Integris gained the agility to adapt to evolving threats without adding complexity.

“We went from 10,000 alerts a month down to 250 with Huntress and Microsoft Defender,” says Pogue. “That’s a drastic change, and it’s made all the difference.”

Beyond cutting noise, Huntress dramatically improved speed and precision. Real threats are now detected and acted on within five to 10 minutes, compared to hours before the switch.

A few key factors made this transition stick:

• Precision alerting: The Huntress Security Operations Center (SOC)—a 24/7, AI-assisted team of elite threat analysts—filters false positives and surfaces only actionable alerts.

• Seamless Microsoft integration: With 95% of Integris clients relying on Microsoft 365, the collaboration between Huntress and Microsoft ensures real-time adaptation to new updates and threats.

• SOC expertise and remediation: The Huntress SOC gives them consistent, hands-on support and remediation, cutting response times from hours to minutes.

• Operational simplicity: Integris consolidated from 17 endpoint protection tools down to just two—Huntress Managed EDR and Microsoft Defender—to strengthen coverage while simplifying management.

• Scalability: The Huntress multi-tenant platform lets Integris easily manage thousands of endpoints without sacrificing control or visibility.

Reinforcing the support from Huntress, Pogue adds, “The Huntress team responds fast and always gets us what we need. My technicians even brag about how quickly they jump in to help.”

Huntress gives us one less thing to think about. The protection, the quality of alerts, the speed to act. It’s all there.

Results | More savings, less worry

The shift to Huntress did more than just make Integris more efficient. It made them leaner and more focused on business-critical needs due to:

• Cost and time savings: By removing unnecessary alerts and the time needed to review (at a conservative estimate of three minutes each), Integris estimates annual savings of $500,000 as well as thousands of labor hours.

• Swift response: What used to take hours now takes five to 10 minutes, allowing Integris to contain threats against their clients before they can escalate.

• Stronger reputation: With the immediate benefits of Huntress, Integris has become a trusted security partner offering enterprise-grade protection tailored to clients of various sizes and diverse needs.

For Integris, Huntress didn’t just quiet the noise, but also gave their team more clarity and confidence. The integration with Microsoft Defender also made the Huntress solution both cost-efficient and future-ready, cutting out redundant tools and wasted spend.

Today, Integris wants other MSPs who are drowning in alerts, stretched thin, or managing too many tools to know one thing: Huntress turns alert fatigue into focus.

“Huntress gives us one less thing to think about,” says Pogue. “The protection, the quality of alerts, the speed to act. It’s all there.”