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# Josh Pederson

Josh Pederson is a Senior Product Marketing Manager for software firewalls.  
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[![Eliminate Over-Provisioning Costs with Elastic Security](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Coding.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/eliminate-over-provisioning-costs-with-elastic-security/)

## [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Eliminate Over-Provisioning Costs with Elastic Security](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/eliminate-over-provisioning-costs-with-elastic-security/)

Reduce TCO with Palo Alto Networks Hyperscale Security Fabric. Eliminate over-provisioning and cut wasted CapEx with elastic, automated security.  
Feb 02, 2026  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Turn Your Multicloud Security into a Business Enabler](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1347947373-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/turn-your-multicloud-security-into-a-business-enabler/)

## [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Software Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/software-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Turn Your Multicloud Security into a Business Enabler](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/turn-your-multicloud-security-into-a-business-enabler/)

Automate multicloud security to remove manual bottlenecks. Shift from a business blocker to an enabler while accelerating innovation and AI adoption.  
Jan 28, 2026  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Stop Gating Innovation: Building Hyperscale Security for the AI Era](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1073009100-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/stop-gating-innovation-building-hyperscale-security-for-the-ai-era/)

## [AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [Software Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/software-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Stop Gating Innovation: Building Hyperscale Security for the AI Era](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/stop-gating-innovation-building-hyperscale-security-for-the-ai-era/)

Build a hyperscale security fabric to support high-throughput AI and low-latency workloads without overprovisioning or risking performance bottlenecks.  
Jan 16, 2026  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![The Multicloud Double Tax: Why You're Overpaying for Insecurity](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/iStock-1193610488-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/the-multicloud-double-tax-why-youre-overpaying-for-insecurity/)

## [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown)

### [The Multicloud Double Tax: Why You're Overpaying for Insecurity](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/the-multicloud-double-tax-why-youre-overpaying-for-insecurity/)

Find out how the Palo Alto Networks multicloud security fabric helps consolidate networking and security to cut costs, improve ROI, and secure AI workloads.  
Jan 14, 2026  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Protect Your AI and Multicloud Future with Prisma AIRS](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-1334405482-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/protect-your-ai-and-multicloud-future-with-prisma-airs/)

## [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown), [Software Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/software-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Protect Your AI and Multicloud Future with Prisma AIRS](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/protect-your-ai-and-multicloud-future-with-prisma-airs/)

Secure AI and multicloud risks by upgrading from virtual firewalls to the Prisma AIRS AI security platform via flexible credits.  
Dec 10, 2025  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Automated Multicloud Security Now Available for Software Firewalls](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AdobeStock_287203311_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/automated-multicloud-security-now-available-for-software-firewalls/)

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### [Automated Multicloud Security Now Available for Software Firewalls](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/automated-multicloud-security-now-available-for-software-firewalls/)

Get advanced software firewall capabilities with the industry's first multicloud security fabric that unifies protection for all types of workloads.  
Sep 08, 2025  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson") and [Mani Ganesan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mani-ganesan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mani Ganesan")

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## [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Network Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-network-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Network Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-network-security/?ts=markdown), [Cloud NGFW](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/cloud-ngfw/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown), [Product Features](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/security-operations/category/product-features/?ts=markdown)

### [Cloud NGFW Earns Miercom Award, Simplifies Try \& Buy Experience](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/cloud-ngfw-earns-miercom-award/)

Miercom recently recognized Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW with the prestigious Miercom Certified Secure Award. After an independent, industry-wide study in the first quarter of 2025, Miercom positioned Cloud NGFW as the ...  
Nov 10, 2025  
By [Vijay Arumugam Kannan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/vijay-arumugam-kannan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Vijay Arumugam Kannan") and [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Protect Your AI and Multicloud Future with Prisma AIRS](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-1334405482-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/protect-your-ai-and-multicloud-future-with-prisma-airs/)

## [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown), [Software Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/software-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Protect Your AI and Multicloud Future with Prisma AIRS](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/protect-your-ai-and-multicloud-future-with-prisma-airs/)

Secure AI and multicloud risks by upgrading from virtual firewalls to the Prisma AIRS AI security platform via flexible credits.  
Dec 10, 2025  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Stop Guessing: CLARA Ends the Cloud and AI Visibility Paradox](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NetSec-Adhoc-Updated-Blog-Image-Resize-1129342100.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/stop-guessing-clara-ends-the-cloud-and-ai-visibility-paradox/)

## [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown)

### [Stop Guessing: CLARA Ends the Cloud and AI Visibility Paradox](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/stop-guessing-clara-ends-the-cloud-and-ai-visibility-paradox/)

Don't just discover. Quantify. The CLARA assessment combines three analyses---network, firewall, and AI---to provide a single, data-driven view of your true cloud and AI risk.  
Nov 24, 2025  
By [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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[![Why Total Multicloud Visibility? You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/iStock-1149529036-edit_800x600.png)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/why-total-multicloud-visibility-you-cant-secure-what-you-cant-see/)

## [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown)

### [Why Total Multicloud Visibility? You Can't Secure What You Can't See](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/why-total-multicloud-visibility-you-cant-secure-what-you-cant-see/)

Security blind spots are a key risk. Learn how a unified multicloud security fabric provides complete, real-time asset mapping to secure your entire estate.  
Oct 15, 2025  
By [Faraz Siddiqui](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/faraz-siddiqui/?ts=markdown "Posts by Faraz Siddiqui") and [Josh Pederson](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/josh-pederson/?ts=markdown "Posts by Josh Pederson")

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