As organizations modernize workloads in Azure, secure hybrid connectivity becomes essential.
Deop helps clients integrate Palo Alto Networks firewalls with Azure VPN Gateway to create encrypted, policy-driven connections between on-premises data centers and the cloud.
The result is a seamless, compliant, and high-performance hybrid network that maintains centralized visibility, governance, and zero-trust control across environments.
Hybrid networks often face:
These gaps expose organizations to unnecessary risk and operational complexity.
Deop resolves them through unified design, automation, and policy consistency between existing Palo Alto deployments and Azure.
Deop architects and deploys IPSec-based VPN tunnels that securely bridge on-premises networks to Azure VNets using Palo Alto firewalls and Azure VPN Gateway.
Architecture Overview:
On-Prem Firewall (Palo Alto): Initiates and manages IPSec VPN tunnels with encryption, authentication, and logging.
Azure VPN Gateway: Terminates the tunnels, supporting BGP dynamic routing for resilient connectivity.
Azure Virtual Network (VNet): Hosts workloads with private address space and segmentation controls.
Automation: Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines or GitHub Actions manage VPN provisioning, routing updates, and HA configuration.
Deop’s architecture ensures:
This enables IT and compliance teams to confidently extend critical workloads into Azure without compromising sovereignty or governance.
Deop follows a proven 4-phase integration model:
Each implementation is automated through infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to ensure repeatability and compliance consistency.
- Seamless Hybrid Connectivity: Unified, encrypted connection between on-prem and Azure workloads.
- Improved Security Posture: Centralized policies via Palo Alto and Azure Firewall Manager.
- Operational Efficiency: Automated configuration and health checks through DevOps pipelines.
- Regulatory Compliance: Traffic remains within Canadian regions (Canada East/Central).
- High Availability: Redundant tunnels with automatic BGP failover.
Yes. We use dynamic BGP routing to automatically manage multiple regional connections.
Yes. The design enforces least-privilege access, micro-segmentation, and continuous traffic inspection across all network boundaries.
No. IPSec VPN with BGP is fully supported and ideal for SMB or public-sector use cases; ExpressRoute can be added later for higher throughput.
Deop automates VPN configurations through Terraform and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring every change meets Azure and Palo Alto security policies.
Deop integrates Azure Monitor, Palo Alto Panorama, and alerting pipelines for real-time visibility and SLA tracking.
Yes. Deop supports multi-vendor IPSec and BGP integration, allowing Palo Alto to work alongside Fortinet, Cisco, or existing firewalls.
"The challenge of scaling our backups while maintaining 3-2-1 compliance was significant. Deop didn't just meet the requirement for an off-site copy; they delivered a future-proof platform. Their use of Terraform and Azure Verified Modules modernized our entire infrastructure, making it auditable and highly resilient. Crucially, their team provided seamless, supportive guidance, ensuring we achieved sustainable cost optimization with Veeam's integration into Azure Blob storage. Our data is secure, and our operational risk is minimized."
CTO ,Town of Ajax
