The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods HN804: How Prisma SASE Builds on Public Clouds for Scale, Resiliency (Sponsored)
Nov 7, 2025
Christian Raducanu, Senior Director of Product Management at Palo Alto Networks, dives deep into Prisma SASE's innovative architecture. He discusses building a multi-cloud service using AWS, GCP, and OCI for greater resilience. Raducanu explains how traffic shifts during outages, ensuring minimal downtime, and emphasizes the importance of dedicated capacity to avoid performance issues. He also touches on data governance and the use of machine learning to enhance operational insights, while addressing concerns about vendor lock-in with hyperscalers.
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Focus On Security, Not Datacenter Build
- Palo Alto chose to run Prisma SASE on public hyperscalers to focus on security outcomes rather than building global datacenter infrastructure.
- Leveraging cloud providers gives immediate scale and reach while letting Palo Alto concentrate on network security features.
Designed For Multi-Cloud From The Start
- Prisma SASE was designed multi-cloud from the start and expanded quickly from one to multiple providers.
- Multi-cloud supports resiliency and avoids single-provider availability risks for global coverage.
Failover Close To The User
- Keep security inspection close to users to avoid added latency when failing over between clouds.
- Use local cloud regions or alternate providers in the same geography to maintain performance during outages.