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Find out with this [interactive ROI calculator](https://tools.totaleconomicimpact.com/Go/paloalto/vm-series-firewalls/index.html), based upon the Forrester Consulting study, The Total Economic Impact™ of VM-Series Virtual Firewalls, commissioned by Palo Alto Networks. By answering a few simple questions, you'll immediately see your virtualized security savings potential. Plus, you can also download a complimentary, in-depth estimate tailored to your organization's needs, showing how [ML-Powered VM-Series virtual NGFWs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/vm-series) can pay for themselves while protecting your data and workloads in public clouds, private clouds, hybrid clouds, and branch environments. **Leverage Extensive Research Tailored to Your Organization** Your personalized report is based on in-depth research of real-world challenges and needs. To create the [VM-Series Total Economic Impact™ study](https://start.paloaltonetworks.com/forrester-tei-vm-series.html), Forrester Consulting built a model of a composite organization, which obtains a net present value (NPV) of $1.83 million over three years by deploying VM-Series [across multiple on-prem and public cloud environments](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/whitepapers/your-hybrid-infrastructure-is-under-attack) to secure both north-south and east-west traffic. These benefits stem from significant operational efficiencies and exceptional network security capabilities. VM-Series firewalls offer a broad range of [technological advances](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/research/vm-series-technology-and-virtual-firewall-roi) that transcend today's network security challenges spanning [public](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/whitepapers/securing-multi-cloud-environments-with-vm-series-virtual-firewalls) and [private clouds](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/ebooks/five-key-challenges-in-private-cloud-security), [virtualized data centers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/customers/us-signal), and [software-defined branch locations](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/research/forrester-consulting-spotlight-vm-series-virtual-firewalls-in-branches). **Easily Access the ROI Details** So, how will your company save while securing? You'll see the potential net present value (NPV) for VM-Series can be measured in the millions of dollars along with boosting security and avoiding costs in these areas: * **Firewall deployment and maintenance**. According to the study, the composite organization discovered a 90% reduction in time required to deploy firewalls. * **Security posture attainment.** Getting there faster is critical. The composite organization saw a 30% reduction in time to achieve proper security posture. This gave security teams a head start on delivering a [Zero Trust Enterprise](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/zero-trust) (something that's not possible with point solutions). * **Security operations and IT operations efficiency.** The composite organization discovered improved network and security team efficiencies were improved by 80%, along with a decrease in mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by 25%. What's more, the study's composite organization realized an 18% reduction in the number of security incidents requiring manual investigation. * **Reduced user downtime**. How about a 67% decrease in downtime per employee, so only 6% of an organization's employees experience a downtime event? (That's compared to 18% in a legacy state.) For the composite organization, VM-Series NGFWs provided a 45% reduction in downtime length, whittling these events from an average of 4.5 hours to two hours. * **Data breach risk reduction.** To cut risks further, the composite organization found the VM-Series decreased data breach likelihood by 20% after three years -- which further allowed organizations to deliver the Zero Trust Enterprise model. Each section of your report will detail the savings and increased security potential for each year of a three-year period. **See Security Satisfaction in a Few Clicks** There are many reasons why 92% of Forrester survey respondents said VM-Series virtual firewalls cost-effectively improved cybersecurity administration and operations. Try the [ROI calculator](https://tools.totaleconomicimpact.com/Go/paloalto/vm-series-firewalls/index.html) -- and see why. *** ** * ** *** ## Related Blogs ### [Hybrid Cloud Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/hybrid-cloud-data-center/?ts=markdown), [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### From Log4j and Beyond: 3 Ways CN-Series Protects Containers](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/log4j-cn-series-container-firewalls/) ### [Hybrid Cloud Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/hybrid-cloud-data-center/?ts=markdown), [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### CN-Series Container NGFWs Now on Red Hat OpenShift Platform OperatorHub](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/cn-series-red-hat-openshift-security/) ### [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Hybrid Cloud Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/hybrid-cloud-data-center/?ts=markdown), [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Points of View](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/points-of-view/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### Virtual Firewall ROI --- US Signal and Guest from Forrester Explain](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2022/07/virtual-firewall-roi/) ### [Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Hybrid Cloud Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/hybrid-cloud-data-center/?ts=markdown), [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### The Need for Zero Trust for Enterprise Public Cloud](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2022/09/zero-trust-for-enterprise-public-cloud/) ### [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### VM-Series Virtual NGFW Propels AWS Security Competency Partner Status](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/aws-security-competency-partner/) ### [Hybrid Cloud Data Center](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/hybrid-cloud-data-center/?ts=markdown), [IoT Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/iot-security/?ts=markdown), [Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown), [Next-Generation Firewalls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/next-generation-firewalls/?ts=markdown), [Uncategorized](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/uncategorized/?ts=markdown), [Zero Trust Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/zero-trust-security/?ts=markdown) [#### Announcing the First Unit 42 Network Threat Trends Research Report](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/unit-42-network-threat-trends-research/) ### Subscribe to Network Security Blogs! 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