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Advanced Protection,  Made Simple

Simplify your cloud network security with a single, unified solution. FortiGate VM brings consistent next-gen firewall protection to your Azure environment and beyond.

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Solve the Complexities of Cloud Network Security

FortiGate VM extends our award-winning security to Azure cloud. Built on the same operating system as our hardware appliances, it delivers consistent, next-gen firewall protection that unifies your security posture across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

Full Visibility and Control

Gain deep insights into all traffic flows and manage security policies with granular control from a single pane of glass.

Built for Azure

Native integrations with Azure Gateway Load Balancer, Virtual WAN, Autoscaling, and much more deliver a highly available and scalable firewall solution.

Simple Deployment and Management

Deploy in minutes from the Azure Marketplace and manage your cloud security with the familiar FortiOS interface.

The Same Security You Trust, Delivered in Azure

Because FortiGate VM is built on the same operating system you already know, it delivers consistent security without the learning curve. Leverage your existing policies, configurations, and expertise to secure your Azure environment just as you do on-premises.

Simplified Operations

Deploy and manage cloud firewalls with minimal training, drastically reducing operational overhead and accelerating cloud adoption.

Centralized Management

Use FortiManager to centrally manage both your hardware and cloud firewalls, ensuring seamless and consistent security policies across your hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure.

Extend Your Security

Effortlessly integrate your Azure resources into your existing security architecture, enabling comprehensive protection and consistent visibility across your entire network.

Ready for Your Azure Use Cases

FortiGate VM goes beyond basic firewall functionality to provide a powerful,  scalable security solution for key Azure use cases:

Secure Your Azure Virtual WAN

As the first security solution natively integrated into Azure vWAN, FortiGate VM applies comprehensive next-gen firewall policies to all traffic, providing a simplified way to secure your global network backbone.

Centralized Hub-and-Spoke Security

Deploy FortiGate VM as the security hub in your hub-and-spoke network to inspect all traffic between VNETs and on-premises, ensuring consistent policy enforcement and complete visibility.

Secure Remote and Hybrid Access

Extend your network securely to remote users and on-premises environments. FortiGate VM acts as a high-performance gateway, providing robust VPN and SD-WAN capabilities for secure hybrid and remote access.

Segment and Protect Critical Workloads

Use FortiGate VM to segment your virtual networks and apply granular security policies, protecting critical applications and preventing the lateral movement of threats.

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FortiGate VM Has It All

Intrusion Prevention System

Stateful Inspection

Deep Packet Inspection

Application Aware Security

SSL & TLS Inspection

Multi-Cloud Support

Auto-Scaling

Site-to-site & Remote Access VPN

Built-in SD-WAN

Dynamic Routing

Network & Micro Segmentation

High Availability

Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Security Fabric Integration

Zero Trust Network Access

Cloud Logging and Integrations

Why Fortinet?

of customers willing to recommend to their peers²

0k+

global customers, and growing

#10

in network security market share¹

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FortiGate VM Deployment

Deploy in Three Easy Steps

STEP 1: Right-size your deployment

Review the FortiGate VM on Azure Datasheet to determine which instance size meets your needs in areas like throughput and bandwidth.

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STEP 2: Subscribe from Azure Marketplace

Follow along with this step-by-step deployment video that walks you through how to subscribe, deploy, and configure FortiGate VM from Azure Marketplace. It also covers the basics of creating VPCs, subnets, routing tables, and connecting to the firewall.

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STEP 3: Deploy with Simplicity

Leverage our pre-built Terraform Templates and content to help you streamline your deployment for scenarios like high availability, autoscaling, and more.

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Everything You Need to Know About FortiGate VM on Azure

Cloud Network  Security Toolkit

Choose the right next-generation firewall for you with this comprehensive guide.

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Trusted Reference Architectures

Reduce the risk of human error with proven frameworks for cloud security deployment.

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Explore Advanced Capabilities

See how FortiGate VM goes beyond basic Azure security capabilities with this data sheet.

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Deployment  Guide

Get started easily with this step-by-step deployment guide for FortiGate VM on Azure.

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Get a Private Offer

Request a private offer for customized terms, plans, and more.

Get Started with FortiGate VM for Azure

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¹“Fortinet is the #1 vendor for firewall shipments globally with more than 50% share.” – 650 Group
²As indicated by FortiGate VM user reviews on PeerSpot, March 2025

Advanced Protection, Made Simple