Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Cloud and workloadsConnect your GCP Project
In brief
The documentation now recommends limiting each Azure portal view to 10,000 resources or fewer. For larger GCP environments, it suggests distributing GCP connectors across multiple Azure subscriptions and using the portal’s global filter.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators managing large GCP environments should consider this guidance to improve Azure portal experience and performance.
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Documentation change
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- You can connect multiple GCP projects to a single Azure subscription.
- You can connect multiple GCP projects across multiple Azure subscriptions.
Learn more about the Google Cloud resource hierarchyLearn more about the Google Cloud resource hierarchy
Connect your GCP project
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ title: Connect your GCP Project description: Connect your GCP project or organization to Microsoft Defender for Cloud to protect workloads and assess your security posture. ms.topic: install-set-up-deploy-ms.date: 01/13/2026-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange+ms.date: 08/04/2026+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1018 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- @@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ When connecting GCP projects to Azure subscriptions, consider the following: - You can connect multiple GCP projects to a single Azure subscription. - You can connect multiple GCP projects across multiple Azure subscriptions. +> [!NOTE]+> For the best experience and performance in the Azure portal, we recommend limiting each portal view to 10,000 resources or fewer. For larger GCP environments, distribute GCP connectors among multiple Azure subscriptions. Use the Azure portal global filter to select the subscriptions you want to view. This recommendation doesn't apply to the Defender portal.+ Learn more about the [Google Cloud resource hierarchy](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/cloud-platform-resource-hierarchy#resource-hierarchy-detail). ## Connect your GCP project