Microsoft Application Gateway Small - US South Central
Microsoft Application Gateway Small provides essential load balancing and web application firewall capabilities to enhance the availability and security of your business applications.
- Enhanced Availability: Ensures your applications remain accessible to users through intelligent traffic distribution.
- Web Application Firewall: Protects your applications from common web exploits and vulnerabilities.
- Scalable Performance: Handles fluctuating traffic demands efficiently, maintaining a consistent user experience.
- Secure Traffic Management: Provides SSL termination and routing rules to secure and manage inbound traffic.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Application Gateway Small subscription provides core load balancing and web application firewall (WAF) services for your applications hosted in the US South Central region. It enables intelligent traffic distribution across multiple instances of your applications, ensuring high availability and optimal performance. The integrated WAF protects against common web threats, safeguarding your data and user access.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize Application Gateway to manage and secure their web applications. It integrates with existing Azure infrastructure, acting as a critical component for delivering reliable and secure services to their internal users or external customers.
- Load Balancing: Distributes incoming traffic across healthy application instances.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Defends against OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities and other web attacks.
- SSL Termination: Offloads SSL encryption/decryption from your application servers.
- Cookie-based Session Affinity: Ensures requests from the same user are directed to the same backend server.
- URL-based Content Routing: Routes traffic to specific backend pools based on request URL.
Empower your business with secure, high-performance application delivery without the complexity of managing dedicated hardware.
What This Enables
Secure Public-Facing Web Applications
Enable teams to securely expose internal or external web applications to the internet. Streamline traffic management and protect against common web exploits with integrated WAF capabilities.
cloud-hosted applications, multi-tier architectures, secure data access, regulatory compliance
Improve Application Performance and Uptime
Automate intelligent traffic distribution to ensure high availability and optimal performance for your critical business applications. Support fluctuating user loads without manual intervention.
high-traffic websites, customer-facing portals, internal business tools, disaster recovery planning
Centralize SSL/TLS Management
Streamline the management of SSL/TLS certificates by terminating SSL connections at the gateway. Protect sensitive data in transit and simplify certificate renewals.
e-commerce platforms, sensitive data applications, compliance requirements, simplified certificate management
Key Features
Layer 7 Load Balancing
Distributes traffic intelligently across healthy application instances, ensuring high availability and preventing overload on any single server.
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Protects your web applications from common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting, safeguarding your data and reputation.
SSL Termination
Offloads SSL decryption from your web servers, improving their performance and simplifying certificate management.
Cookie-Based Session Affinity
Ensures that requests from a specific user are consistently sent to the same backend server, maintaining session state for applications that require it.
URL-Based Content Routing
Allows routing of traffic to different backend pools based on the request URL, enabling flexible application architectures and load distribution.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and high availability for customer-facing portals and transaction processing systems to meet strict regulatory compliance and maintain customer trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers need secure and reliable access to patient portals, electronic health records (EHR), and telehealth platforms, adhering to HIPAA and other data privacy regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses depend on secure, high-performance e-commerce sites and booking platforms to manage customer transactions and provide a positive user experience, especially during peak seasons.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service organizations must protect sensitive client data and ensure continuous availability of case management systems and client communication portals.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Application Gateway?
Microsoft Application Gateway is a cloud-based load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. It offers features like load balancing, web application firewall (WAF), and SSL termination.
Who is this 'Small' version for?
The 'Small' tier is designed for smaller workloads and less demanding traffic patterns, offering a cost-effective solution for SMBs and mid-market companies needing essential application delivery and security features.
What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)?
A WAF protects your web applications from common web exploits and vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting. It acts as a shield between your web application and the internet.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.