Public Preview: Palo Alto Networks SaaS Cloud NGFW Integration with Virtual WAN

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.