Strata in the UAE
Network security at the perimeter. Hardware NGFW, virtual NGFW, and unified management.
What is Strata?
Strata is Palo Alto's network security pillar. It includes the PA-series hardware firewalls, VM-Series virtual firewalls, CN-Series for container environments, Panorama centralized management, and Strata Cloud Manager (cloud-delivered management). Strata is where Palo Alto's NGFW heritage lives.
Core capabilities.
- Full PA-series hardware portfolio
- Virtual and container firewalls
- Centralized and cloud-delivered management
- Single PAN-OS across all form factors
Implementing Strata for UAE enterprises.
Strata is the foundation of most CWS UAE engagements. Delivery includes sizing, deployment, migration from legacy vendors, and steady-state operations.
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.
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Most UAE deployments include at least one Strata component
UAE regulatory mapping.
Strata satisfies NESA, ISR, PCI DSS perimeter and segmentation requirements.
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: Strata
What is the difference between Strata and Cortex?
Strata is network security (firewalls). Cortex is SOC (detection and response). They are complementary, not alternatives.
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