Customer Stories

Microsoft Azure Edge Connectivity Without Open Firewall Ports or S2S VPNs

Microsoft Azure Edge Connectivity Without Open Firewall Ports or S2S VPNs

“NetFoundry’s addition to our Azure Edge Zones ecosystem is one of the ways we’re ensuring businesses can build solutions with secure, private 5G between their devices, edge and Azure while leveraging end-to-end secure and performant networking.”

Yousef Khalidi

Vice President of Microsoft Azure Networking

Microsoft Corp.

Identity-First Networking for Azure Edge

Azure Edge Private 5G servers establish outbound, only zero trust connections

The Azure Edge Virtualized Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) securely connects to Azure

Azure Private 5G Edge

https://azure.microsoft.com/

Obstacle

Azure private MEC helps deploy private wireless networks rapidly across radio spectrums, including CBRS. The vEPC needs Azure connectivity, without exposing MEC or Azure to open inbound firewall ports or S2S VPNs.

Opportunity

Azure private MEC customers like hospitals, robotics deployments and oil rigs can leverage private 5G connectivity, and communicate with Azure, without exposing MEC or Azure to open inbound firewall ports or S2S VPNs.

Outcome

Secure private 5G networks enable organizations to deliver latency-sensitive applications, beyond WiFi capabilities. With edge computing, IoT capabilities emerge without requiring complex setup or valuable floor space. Because Azure Edge is deployed in very secure sites, replacing open inbound firewall ports and S2S VPNs gives customers the confidence they need.

VPN and the other security technologies we relied on the past can no longer cut it in today’s hyperconnected world. NetFoundry’s technology enables us to apply the strictest deny-by-default security principles to every user, device and application in our customers’ networks.

Steve Wulchin

Freewave

Freewave

NetFoundy presented us with the opportunity to reset the old clichés and to disrupt long-standing operating models, creating a far more agile workforce and work itself. By collaborating with NetFoundry we are changing the game and building a highly agile digital organization to deliver unmatched innovation to our clients

Damir Jaksic

Chief Information Officer

KEO International Consultants

The USA secure connectivity strategy updates (M-22-09) make it clear that the technology industry must begin to take more responsibility for protecting the public from cybercriminals. Intrusion is proud to partner with NetFoundry to help accelerate this transformation to secure by design solutions.

Tony Scott

CEO

Intrusion

We have reduced our VPN complexity and mitigated issues related to NAT and overlapping IPs, which has enabled us to onboard new clients and workloads with as little friction as possible. NetFoundry has allowed us to scale faster, safer, and more cost-effectively, and the zero trust overlay mesh network provides our customers with top reliability and performance.

Rodrigo Bernardinelli

Co-Founder

Digibee

Zero trust technology that works as advertised. Easy to work with.

Kevin Klasey

Director of IT

FreightCar

NetFoundry enabled us to move to a true Infrastructure-as-Code way of working with CI/CD pipelines that created zero trust connectivity and private overlay networks at scale. We are using this to change the game for printing and labeling to deliver unmatched innovation to our clients.

Nico Delaere

IT and Security Manager

CERM

Our customers don’t even need to open a single inbound firewall port in order for TZ to manage our software which is deployed on their networks. This greatly strengthens security for our customers, and streamlines their operations. For example, InfoSec reviews which historically can take weeks became single-meeting events.

John Wilson

CEO

TZ Limited

Data security has always been a top priority for LVT. Our clients use LVT Units to protect their customers, employees, and properties from criminals. We are committed to making the world a safer place, and we are just as committed to protecting our clients’ data and information. Partnering with NetFoundry isn’t just a way to accomplish this, but the best way.

Steve Lindsey

CTO & CIO

LVT