Strata Cloud Manager for Configuration Management is a solution that is defined and controlled based on the region where it is deployed. You can deploy Strata Cloud Manager in the locations of your choosing, based on data location preferences and where you have the most users. For this reason, we are rolling out region-specific support for Strata Cloud Manager as soon as we are able to do so for each region.

Strata Cloud Manager now includes several web interface enhancements to improve your configuration management experience. These updates optimize workflows and provide greater visibility into your network security settings.

Changes include:

Shared configuration management eliminates the complexity of managing security policies across multiple Palo Alto Networks services by allowing external Palo Alto Networks services to subscribe to and receive configuration objects from Strata Cloud Manager. Shared configuration management allows you to independently implement features without introducing inconsistencies or delays by providing a unified way for external subscribers like Prisma SD-WAN Controller or Branch Sites for Prisma SD-WAN Ion devices to access and use Strata Cloud Manager configurations.

Palo Alto Networks services can access Strata Cloud Manager configuration objects on a read-only basis while maintaining proper synchronization and usage tracking. Shared configurations enable you to share Security Profiles such as Threat Prevention, Anti-Spyware, Vulnerability Protection, URL Filtering, and DNS Security with Prisma SD-WAN Controller instances. You can track which shared objects are actively referenced by external services, and Strata Cloud Manager automatically blocks deletion of configuration objects that are currently in use by external subscribers to prevent configuration conflicts.