Overview: FortiGate NGFW for Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN

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Microsoft’s Azure Virtual WAN provides simple, global connectivity to organizations using Azure's global network. However, network traffic, whether inside or outside a virtual WAN, requires network security. Deploying FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall into the Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN hub can connect your SD-WAN to Azure, creating fast and cost-effective global SD-WAN. FortiGate also provides full NGFW services to all Azure Virtual WAN traffic.

With Fortinet FortiGate in Azure Virtual WAN, you can:

• Centrally manage secure networking and cloud-on ramp for Microsoft Azure
• Build a secure global SD-WAN
• Get flexible and cost-effective Networking-as-a-Service
• Enable a single Security Fabric across clouds and data centers

Key features include:

• Secure SD-WAN for branch-to-branch connectivity
• Next-generation firewall capabilities within the vWAN hub
• Dynamic path selection
• Custom application awareness
• Deep packet inspection
• Secure and resilient Office 365 connectivity

You can learn more about the features and benefits in with the following resources:

1. Overview page: FortiGate Secure SD-WAN for Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN
   
2. Solution brief: Transform the Enterprise WAN with the Fortinet Security Fabric and Azure Virtual WAN
3. Azure blog: Simplify connectivity, routing, and security with Azure Virtual WAN

Get Started

To get started with design, deployment, and configuration, review these articles:

• Azure vWAN NGFW Deployment Guide
• Azure vWAN SD-WAN NGFW Deployment Information