Find the risks. Cut the waste.
Know what to do next.
Dex checks Microsoft 365 and Azure for security gaps, reliability risks, and wasted spend. You get the affected resource, why it matters, and concrete next steps.
Read only. Always.
Early pilot · For small businesses and the IT people who support them
Dex always uses read only access to Microsoft 365 and Azure. It can inspect your setup, but cannot change settings, edit data, or remove resources.
Overly broad network access, public storage, unnecessary app permissions, backup gaps, expiring certificates, and wasted spend.
What was found, the evidence behind it, and what to check or change. Written so you or your IT provider can act on it. Open findings carry forward into the next review.
The pilot is designed to use different AI models to examine findings from security, access, and cost perspectives, and cross-check the recommendations.
One client’s weekly Azure review flagged network rules allowing database and remote access ports from any IP, storage allowing anonymous file access, and running servers whose Azure backups had stopped. Each finding included a priority and the affected resources.
The review flagged network rules allowing MySQL, PostgreSQL, Remote Desktop, and SSH ports from any internet address.
The review flagged storage containers configured for anonymous public read access.
Azure Backup had stopped for four virtual machines that were still running.
Selected findings from the client’s register. Names, domains, and resource identifiers have been omitted.
Forgotten permissions, unused resources, and paid licences left behind.
Old Office 365 migration apps still had full read and write access to mailboxes, long after their original job was done.
A recent review found unused Azure resources, including empty App Service plans, costing about $200 a month.
Licences were still assigned to former employees. Offboarding had left paid seats behind.
These earlier examples come from separate reviews. The $200/month figure is observed spend, not a claim of savings already achieved.
“In my experience, Dex has replaced two IT security specialists.”
Dex keeps track of what is still open, when it first appeared, and what has been marked resolved. Important findings stay on the list until they are addressed or accepted.
Every item names the affected resource, explains why it matters, and gives you the next step. No scorecards to decode. You or your IT provider carry out the changes.
Get a review of your setup ↗Next action: Confirm renewal, update bindings, and verify the certificate being served.
I’m building Dex with a small group of businesses and IT people. If forgotten access, gaps in backup protection, or wasted Azure spend sound familiar, tell me about your setup.
I’ll follow up when the pilot is ready to discuss.