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REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE GUIDE FOR MICROSOFT AZURE

August 2, 2018

This reference architecture guide describes how your organization can use the Palo Alto Networks® VM-Series firewalls running PAN-OS® 8.1 to bring visibility, control, and protection to your applications’ built in Microsoft Azure. This guide: Provides architectural guidance for solution architects and engineers who are familiar with the next-generation firewall but not Azure. It links the technical design aspects of Azure and Palo Alto Networks solutions together before exploring the technical design models and preparing you for the deployment guide. Use this guide as a roadmap for architectural discussions between Palo Alto Networks and your organization.

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REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE GUIDE FOR MICROSOFT AZURE