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Palo Alto PA-450 in the UAE

Branch-class NGFW with up to 3 Gbps threat prevention throughput. Right-sized for UAE branch and SMB deployments.

What it is

What is Palo Alto PA-450?

The PA-450 is a Palo Alto Networks branch-class NGFW. It delivers up to 3 Gbps of threat prevention throughput, supports up to 250,000 sessions, and includes 10 GE ports. The PA-450 is positioned for branch offices, mid-market enterprises, and edge deployments.

Core capabilities.

  • Up to 3 Gbps threat prevention
  • 10 GE ports
  • Up to 250,000 concurrent sessions
  • Hardware accelerated decryption
  • Power redundancy options
  • PAN-OS 11.x / 12.x support
How CWS delivers

Implementing Palo Alto PA-450 for UAE enterprises.

CWS deploys PA-450 in branch and SMB scenarios. Typical engagement: 2-4 weeks for a single firewall HA pair, fixed-fee.

Engagements are scoped on a fixed-fee SOW with weekly review checkpoints and named senior engineer ownership. CWS holds PCNSC, PCNSE, and Prisma SASE APS certifications, with named platform specialisations across Software Firewall, Hardware Firewall, and Prisma Cloud. Bilingual handover artifacts in English plus a second language are produced where audit and operations teams require them.

UAE deployment patterns

Common engagement shapes.

Three patterns that recur in UAE engagements. Each starts with a fixed-scope assessment and progresses through implementation into managed operations where the customer wants steady-state coverage.

  • 01

    UAE retail branch firewall replacement

  • 02

    UAE SMB perimeter firewall greenfield

Compliance and integration

UAE regulatory mapping.

PA-450 supports the same threat-prevention profiles as larger PA models, satisfying NESA and ISR control requirements at branch scale.

Need a written control mapping for an audit? Talk to a CWS engineer to scope the artifact set for TDRA NESA, ISR v2, CBUAE, DFSA, FSRA, or sector-specific frameworks.

Common questions

Frequently asked: Palo Alto PA-450

What is the throughput of PA-450 in real conditions?

Datasheet 3 Gbps threat prevention is achievable; real-world throughput depends on enabled inspection features (decryption, full L7 inspection).

How does PA-450 compare to PA-1410?

PA-1410 is the next tier up with higher throughput (up to 10 Gbps threat prevention). PA-450 is sufficient for most branch scenarios; PA-1410 is mid-enterprise.

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