Palo Alto VM-Series in the UAE
Virtual NGFW for cloud and virtualized data centers. Same Palo Alto policy, deployed where the workload lives.
What is Palo Alto VM-Series?
VM-Series is the virtual version of Palo Alto NGFW. It runs on AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, KVM, VMware ESXi, Nutanix, and Hyper-V. VM-Series delivers the same App-ID, Content-ID, and threat prevention as PA-series hardware.
Core capabilities.
- Cloud and on-prem hypervisor support
- Auto-scaling on AWS, Azure, GCP
- Same PAN-OS as hardware NGFW
- Bring-your-own-license or cloud marketplace consumption
- Integration with Prisma Cloud and Cortex
Implementing Palo Alto VM-Series for UAE enterprises.
VM-Series deployments are common in UAE cloud-first migrations. Typical engagement: 4-8 weeks.
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.
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 financial-services workloads on AWS protected by VM-Series
- 02
UAE government virtual data center inspection
UAE regulatory mapping.
VM-Series in cloud satisfies NESA cloud-workload protection requirements when paired with Prisma Cloud runtime visibility.
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.
Frequently asked: Palo Alto VM-Series
Can VM-Series auto-scale?
Yes. VM-Series supports auto-scaling on AWS, Azure, and GCP through cloud-native templates.
Does CWS deploy VM-Series in Azure?
Yes. CWS has deployed VM-Series across AWS, Azure, and GCP for UAE customers.
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