BMI InternationalCloud & Software
●UAE Data Residency & Dubai Free Zone Delivery

Firewall as a Service

Secure your network perimeter with a managed next-generation firewall — global threat intelligence included.

NGFW
Next-gen protection
24/7
SOC monitoring
Global
Threat feeds

Business Value & Impact

Why choose Firewall as a Service

Unified perimeter defence

Consolidate firewall, IPS and application control into a single managed service.

  • Application-aware policies
  • Geo-IP filtering
  • SSL inspection

Real-time intelligence

Global threat feeds continuously update rules to block emerging attack patterns.

  • Automated signature updates
  • Threat correlation
  • Incident alerting

Simplified operations

No appliance lifecycle management — we operate, patch and optimise the platform for you.

  • Policy management
  • Change control workflows
  • Compliance reporting

UAE Sovereign Advantage

Why BMI International vs Generic Hyperscalers in Dubai

100% In-Country Data Residency

Data stays inside Dubai Tier III facilities, satisfying UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) & DESC ISR.

24/7 Dedicated Human NOC/SOC

Direct access to named senior engineers without tier-1 ticket queues or bot triage.

Zero Egress Bill Shocks

Predictable subscription and compute models without unpredictable bandwidth transfer fees.

Fast Local Onboarding

Local Dubai entity contracting (Meydan Free Zone) with AED or USD billing options.

Proven Enterprise Applications

Key use cases & deployment scenarios

Engineered to meet the mission-critical requirements of high-demand enterprise environments.

1

Securing corporate network edges and remote offices without capital expense on hardware appliances

2

Enforcing granular Layer 7 application inspection, web filtering, and Geo-IP blocking

3

Terminating high-throughput IPsec / SSL VPN tunnels for secure distributed workforce access

Compliance & Certifications

PCI DSS 4.0 Requirement 1ISO 27001SOC 2 Security Trust Principle

Technical Architecture

What's included in the service

Network security

  • • Stateful inspection
  • • VPN termination
  • • Segmentation policies

Threat prevention

  • • IPS integration
  • • Botnet blocking
  • • DNS filtering

Visibility

  • • Traffic analytics
  • • Executive dashboards
  • • SIEM integration

Management

  • • 24/7 SOC oversight
  • • Rule optimisation
  • • Annual policy reviews

Service FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: Firewall as a Service

Direct answers to technical, operational, and licensing questions.

FWaaS delivers enterprise next-generation firewall capabilities from the cloud or as a fully managed virtual service, eliminating hardware refresh cycles, manual firmware patching, and capacity limits.

Ready to deploy Firewall as a Service?

Book a consultation or request an architecture sizing proposal with our Dubai engineering desk.