Item: Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Palo Alto VM series firewalls are used across the organization in protecting our public cloud environment.
Demand in the public cloud is ever-growing. More companies are now migrating to public cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP). Public cloud environments also need to be equally secured as on-prem environment. Palo Alto VM series firewalls allow you to replicate the same level of security on public cloud as well.

Pros and Cons

Securing public cloud on same level as an on-premise environment.
Ease of migration and management, similar to physical infrastructure.

Provide same level of security features as physical firewall.
Pay-per-use and flexibility in licensing.

Return on Investment

It helped us in providing the same level of security on public cloud.
Our public cloud environment is equally secure and managed as our on-prem firewalls.

Alternatives Considered

Fortinet FortiGate

Palo Alto VM series firewalls were the only product available on public cloud. As of today, Fortinet has also hosted its VM series firewalls on the public cloud. Palo Alto's seamless integration with our existing environment gave us the edge.

Support Rating

Palo Alto VM series are best selling and industry's top-selling security product which customers prefer while securing their public cloud environment.

Key Insights

Do you think Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series's feature set?

Yes

Did Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series go as expected?

Would you buy Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Aerohive Wireless WAN, Extreme VDX (formerly Brocade VDX)

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for a hybrid network model where you would like to extend your existing infrastructure and security policies to the public cloud. With security up to layer 7, it helps you deploy all the security policies on the public cloud.

Secure Public Cloud

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Palo Alto Networks Virtualized Next-Generation Firewalls - VM Series