Public Preview: Palo Alto Networks SaaS Cloud NGFW Integration with Virtual WAN
Published date: May 04, 2023
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW is the first security software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to be integrated in Azure Virtual WAN, allowing you to enjoy the simplicity of a SaaS security offering without the hassles of managing provisioning, scaling, resiliency, software updates, or routing.
Cloud NGFW SaaS integration with Virtual WAN provides you with the following benefits:
Protect workloads with a highly available NGFW powered by machine learning to detect and stop known, unknown and zero-day threats.
Fully managed infrastructure and software lifecycle under SaaS model.
Consumption-based pay-as-you-go billing.
Dedicated and streamlined support channel between Azure and Palo Alto Networks to provide a delightful customer support experience.
Simple one-click routing to inspect on-premises, Azure VNets and Internet traffic.
Deep and cohesive integration with Azure that provides a cloud-native experience.
An overview of features is available at the Virtual WAN Technical Blog: Azure Virtual WAN introduces its first SaaS offering | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure.
For detailed documentation, see Virtual WAN Palo Alto Cloud NGFW documentation and Palo Alto Cloud NGFW documentation.