Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Small Subscription
Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Small Subscription provides essential web traffic management for your applications, ensuring reliable delivery and enhanced security for your business operations.
- Scalable Performance: Handles fluctuating traffic loads to maintain application responsiveness.
- Enhanced Security: Offers Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities to protect against common web exploits.
- High Availability: Distributes traffic across multiple instances to prevent single points of failure.
- Cost-Effective Management: Provides foundational load balancing and routing features at an accessible price point.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Microsoft Azure Application Gateway Small Subscription provides a managed service that enables you to optimize application throughput, improve application resilience, and secure your web applications. It acts as a load balancer that enables you to direct user traffic to specific backend resources, such as virtual machines or app services, while offering critical security features.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize this service to manage inbound web traffic for their critical business applications. It integrates directly into the Azure cloud environment, providing a scalable and secure layer for application delivery without requiring extensive on-premises hardware or complex configuration.
- Layer 7 Load Balancing: Intelligently routes traffic based on HTTP/S headers, cookies, and other application-level attributes.
- SSL Termination: Offloads SSL decryption from your web servers, simplifying certificate management and improving server performance.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Protects your applications from common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.
- Session Affinity: Ensures that requests from a particular user are consistently sent to the same backend server.
- URL-Based Content Routing: Directs traffic to different backend pools based on the requested URL path.
Azure Application Gateway Small Subscription offers essential web traffic management and security for growing businesses seeking enterprise-grade application delivery.
What This Enables
Enable Secure Web Application Access
Enable teams to securely expose internal web applications to external users or partners. This service provides a managed entry point with integrated security features to protect against common web attacks.
Cloud-native applications, Hybrid cloud deployments, Public-facing websites, Internal business portals
Streamline Application Traffic Management
Streamline the distribution of incoming web traffic across multiple instances of your application. This ensures optimal performance and availability, preventing overload on any single server.
Microservices architectures, Scalable web applications, High-traffic websites, API gateways
Automate SSL/TLS Certificate Management
Automate the process of SSL/TLS termination, simplifying certificate management and enhancing security. This offloads the burden from individual web servers, centralizing control.
E-commerce platforms, Customer portals, Secure data entry applications, SaaS applications
Key Features
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Protects your web applications from common exploits like SQL injection and cross-site scripting, reducing the risk of data breaches.
SSL Termination
Improves web server performance and simplifies certificate management by handling SSL/TLS decryption at the gateway.
URL-Based Routing
Directs traffic to specific backend pools based on the URL, enabling efficient routing for complex applications.
Session Affinity
Ensures user requests are consistently directed to the same backend server, maintaining application state.
High Availability
Provides redundancy and automatic failover to ensure your applications remain accessible even if individual instances fail.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and high availability for customer-facing applications to protect sensitive data and maintain trust, which Application Gateway's WAF and load balancing capabilities provide.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure secure and continuous access to patient portals and administrative systems, aligning with HIPAA compliance needs through Application Gateway's security features.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on secure and responsive e-commerce and booking platforms, benefiting from Application Gateway's load balancing for peak traffic and WAF for transaction security.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services need secure portals for client data and case management, where Application Gateway's WAF protects against unauthorized access and data breaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Azure Application Gateway?
Azure Application Gateway is a web traffic load balancer that enables you to manage traffic to your web applications. It provides Layer 7 load balancing, SSL termination, and a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to protect your applications.
What does the 'Small' tier signify?
The 'Small' tier indicates a foundational offering within Azure Application Gateway, providing essential features for smaller workloads or less demanding traffic volumes at a more accessible price point.
How does this service help with application security?
The integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF) inspects incoming traffic for malicious patterns and blocks common web attacks, significantly enhancing the security posture of your web applications.
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.