https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/enterprise-data-loss-prevention/primary-advantages/m-p/1263257#M38 <P>what are the primary advantages of shifting from on-premises security hardware to a cloud-based model in terms of scalability and global policy consistency?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:43:38 GMT craig42son 2026-08-31T05:43:38Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/enterprise-data-loss-prevention/primary-advantages/m-p/1263257#M38 <P>what are the primary advantages of shifting from on-premises security hardware to a cloud-based model in terms of scalability and global policy consistency?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:43:38 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/enterprise-data-loss-prevention/primary-advantages/m-p/1263257#M38 craig42son 2026-08-31T05:43:38Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/enterprise-data-loss-prevention/primary-advantages/m-p/1263258#M39 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1043899873">@craig42son</a>&nbsp;,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P data-path-to-node="2">Welcome to the community!</P> <P data-path-to-node="2">&nbsp;</P> <P data-path-to-node="3">The big win with moving to the cloud is that scaling happens automatically—you don't have to keep buying bigger boxes when traffic spikes. Plus, pushing a policy update happens everywhere at once through a single dashboard, instead of trying to sync up dozens of individual firewalls at different offices.</P> <P data-path-to-node="3">&nbsp;</P> <P data-path-to-node="4">Are you looking to move off physical hardware completely, or just testing out a hybrid setup? If you can share a bit about what you're working with, we can point you in the right direction!</P> <P data-path-to-node="4">&nbsp;</P> <P data-path-to-node="4">Best,</P> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:03:42 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/enterprise-data-loss-prevention/primary-advantages/m-p/1263258#M39 kiwi 2026-08-31T06:03:42Z