10-01-2026 03:17 AM
Transitioning from traditional GlobalProtect to Prisma Access generally delivers robust security parity and excellent cloud scalability, but most organizations encounter initial hurdles with SSL decryption overhead, complex troubleshooting across remote nodes, and occasional latency spikes requiring strategic traffic steering (such as local breakout for trusted SaaS apps like Zoom or Microsoft 365). While you achieve the same comprehensive visibility and full stack inspection as on-prem Palo Alto firewalls, success heavily depends on properly sizing remote networks, fine-tuning decryption policies to avoid user friction, and leveraging tools like Prisma Access Insights for effective log monitoring.
