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Azure Firewall

Score8.7 out of 10

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What is Azure Firewall?

Azure Firewall is a cloud-native, intelligent network firewall security service that offers threat protection for Azure cloud workloads. It is a fully stateful firewall as a service, featuring built-in high availability and unlimited cloud scalability.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Azure Firewall has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 10 ratings of Azure Firewall's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Policy-based Controls

    Firewall policy controls enable administrators to create firewall policies controlling what data is allowed to traverse the firewall

    Category average: 8.8

  • Firewall Management Console

    Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management

    Category average: 8.4

  • High Availability

    Built-in capacity to prevent exposure if primary firewall stops working

    Category average: 8.9

Areas for Improvement

  • Visualization Tools

    Visualization tools present administrators with data on applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Content Inspection

    Inspecting permitted application traffic by means of threat prevention, URL filtering and data filtering

    Category average: 8.4

  • Reporting and Logging

    Custom and summary reports, and log files enabling analysis of security incidents, application usage and traffic patterns

    Category average: 7.8

Reviews

What users are saying about Azure Firewall.
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My Azure Firewall Review

Incentivized
Verified User
Technician in Customer Service (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Azure Fire wall is easy to use
  • Azure fire wall is easy to set up

Cons

  • Azure Fire wall pricing may not always be competitive

Return on Investment

  • Azure Firewall decreased our overhead by over 7%
  • Azure fire wall has increased efficiency within the security department

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services

Other Software Used

Amazon Web Services, Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework), Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE