A customer has acquired 10 new branch offices, each with fewer than 50 users and no existing firewall. The systems engineer wants to recommend a PA-Series NGFW with Advanced Threat Prevention at each branch location. Which NGFW series is the most cost-efficient at securing internet traffic?

The PA-400 Series is the most current and cost-efficient NGFW for small branch offices. It is specifically designed for this use case, offering a range of models (PA-410 to PA-460) that provide the necessary performance for fewer than 50 users. It supports all modern PAN-OS features and subscriptions, including Advanced Threat Prevention, on a power-efficient, compact, and fanless platform. The PA-200 and PA-500 are older, end-of-sale models and are not recommended for new deployments.

A. The PA-200 Series is an end-of-sale product and has been superseded by the more powerful and efficient PA-400 Series.
C. The PA-500 is an older, end-of-sale model not suitable for new deployments and is less cost-efficient than the current generation.
D. The PA-600 is not a valid Palo Alto Networks NGFW model number. The current small branch series is the PA-400.

1. Palo Alto Networks. (2024). PA-400 Series Datasheet. "The Palo Alto Networks PA-400 Series... brings ML-Powered NGFW capabilities to distributed enterprise branch offices, retail locations, and midsize businesses." Retrieved from Palo Alto Networks LIVEcommunity.

2. Palo Alto Networks. (n.d.). End-of-Life Summary. Palo Alto Networks Hardware End-of-Life Information. The PA-200 and PA-500 are listed as End-of-Sale. Retrieved from the Palo Alto Networks support portal.