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On the Azure VMs page, you can view your Azure VMs. Go to Server Protection Servers Azure VMs. Tip We recommend using Sophos Cloud Optix for comprehensive visibility of Azure resources. Sophos Cloud Optix for EDR features are included with the Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR license. Sophos Cloud Optix - network visualization, Continuous compliance, and AI-powered security automation for DevSecOps. Sophos Cloud Optix is a cloud security posture management tool. This agentless, SaaS-based service combines deep security expertise with the power of Artificial Intelligence. Sophos XG Firewall on Azure You can purchase Sophos XG Firewall as a pre-configured virtual machine (VM) image. VM images are available from the Azure Marketplace. VMs come in a variety of types and sizes, similar to selecting different option sizes for hardware appliances in the on-premises world. Sophos made a great article regaring running Sophos XG with Azure AD authentication, here are the steps: Overview. This document is applicable to all the XG Firewalls running all versions. To integrate the XG firewall with Azure AD, we need to create a new service called “Azure AD Domain services”. Sophos Subject: Sophos XG Firewall on Azure Quick Start Guide Created Date: 9/20/2016 10:09:29 AM.

Businesses move to the Public Cloud for a variety of reasons, whether it’s flexibility, the ability to customize, or lower costs. That’s why Sophos XG Firewall has been available through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace for some time, offering pay-as-you-go (PAYG) and bring-your-own-license (BYOL) options, providing industry leading price-performance, and the ultimate in flexibility.

Best value in price-performance on Azure

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XG Firewall for PAYG delivers all features and functionality of XG Firewall on Azure (FullGuard License), including Network Protection, Web Protection, Email, and Web Server Protection modules ­– already installed and ready to go. And we’re pleased to announce we recently updated the template package for our Azure Marketplace offer of XG Firewall.

New PAYG pricing and recommended VM performance tiers

You now have complete flexibility to select any virtual machine series* for your XG Firewall, allowing you to fine-tune your virtual machine selection and compute costs to meet your exact requirements. Plus, our recommended Fsv2-series has been chosen to provide the best value in price-performance in the Azure portfolio based on the Azure Compute Unit (ACU) per vCPU.

Recommended VM sizesPerformancePrice per hour**
Standard_F2s_v2Dev/Test (<50 users)$0.575
Standard_F4s_v2Small (50-200 users)$1.15
Standard_F8s_v2Medium (200-4000 users)$2.30
Standard_F16s_v2Large (400-1500 users)$4.60
Standard_F32s_v2Extra Large (1500 – 5000 users)$9.20
Standard_F64s_v2Enterprise (5000+ users)$18.40

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*Virtual machine series exceptions A0, A1, B1 and B1ms
** Prices listed are in U.S. dollars. You can find pricing in your local currency by using the Azure Pricing Calculator

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In the same update, your current PAYG pricing for new and existing XG Firewall Azure VMs may change dependent on the country where you purchase Azure services. From March 10, 2020 Sophos will use standardized currency exchange rates to localize your pricing based on the U.S. dollar pricing in the table above. This will not affect services currently payed for in US Dollars. Microsoft will notify you of any changes to pricing affecting your bill prior to the correction.

Now sell XG Firewall in more regions than ever

Providing our partners with greater flexibility will also extend to licensing in this update, with two major improvements to PAYG and BYOL options.

PAYG is now available in 12 additional regions:

  • Armenia
  • Belarus
  • Brazil
  • Croatia
  • Monaco
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates

BYOL availability grows from 90, to all 141 Azure enabled countries – a huge expansion to help you become more competitive than ever selling Sophos XG Firewall on Azure. See all 51 new countries below:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brunei
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Cayman Island
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Curaçao
  • Ethiopia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Georgia
  • Honduras
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Macao SAR
  • Mauritius
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Palestinian Authority
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Senegal
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vatican City
  • Vietnam
  • Virgin Islands of the United States
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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We hope this important update enables you to be more competitive as a Sophos Partner, and provide a service that meets the exact requirements of your customers’ who have already moved or are planning to move to Microsoft Azure.





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