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Poking around the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, you may have noticed our new Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway offering. And if you dug another layer deeper, you may have found that this new solution is an expansive and easy-to-use service that can show enterprises how exposed their cloud environment is to data theft – and can be up and running in minutes.
With significant upcoming changes to virtual machine (VM) internet access coming later this year, this solution is especially poignant for Azure customers seeking a new way to manage internet egress effectively.
Azure Internet Access Changes? What Do You Mean?
Starting in September 2025, Microsoft Azure will discontinue default internet access for new VMs, necessitating an explicit approach to inbound and outbound internet connectivity. Yet many organizations may not yet be aware of the upcoming changes to Azure’s internet access policies, making it essential to act now.
As we’ve discussed previously, organizations have many options for managing this change, and there are serious security factors to consider – and decisions about replacing the default method will need to be made one way or another.
Why Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway?
The Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway can extend the capabilities of native solutions, inspecting egress traffic to prevent unwanted data exfiltration, reducing cloud data transfer costs while making cloud bills more predictable, and ensuring reliable connectivity. As enterprises consider their outbound internet access options, our solution emphasizes the critical need for businesses to prioritize data security and compliance.
The Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway offers a fully managed, on demand service that simplifies configuration and deployment, intelligently manages port allocation, and supports both standalone VMs and VMs behind load balancers. By deploying the Azure NAT Gateway and assigning it one or more Public IPs (PIPs), customers can quickly scale their egress traffic requirements while ensuring high availability and redundancy.
Key features of the Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway include:
- Minimize breaches: Protect your data, customers, and reputation while minimizing financial risk
- Complete visibility: Access comprehensive flow analytics and AI-driven security telemetry for all Azure traffic
- Comprehensive control: Centralize security policy management across Azure environments
- Security enhancement: Discover areas of unprotected internet access across your environment and access options for remediation and improvement
- Seamless integration: Simplify deployment into existing Azure VNets
- Automated deployment: Gain full Terraform and ARM template support for DevOps integrations
- Enterprise reliability: Achieve 99.99% uptime with Azure Availability Zone support
- Flexible scaling: Receive automatic sizing recommendations with built-in auto-scaling
- Reduce costs: Eliminate outbound data transfer charges
Cloud Network Security with Confidence
The Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway provides a robust solution for single VNet deployments that require secure internet access while minimizing the complexities associated with traditional DMZ architectures. It enables enterprises to navigate the Azure default internet access changes confidently, and ensure workloads are protected and accessible.
As Azure prepares for these changes to VM internet access, the Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway strives to be a vital resource for businesses aiming to safeguard their data and maintain operational efficiency. This new offering in the Azure Marketplace underscores our commitment to providing customers with reliable and secure cloud networking solutions.
For more information about the Aviatrix Secure NAT Gateway and its availability in the Azure Marketplace, visit azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/aviatrix-systems.aviatrix-paas-secure-nat.