How to Prepare for a Firewall Migration
Firewall migrations fail when the business treats them like simple hardware swaps. The real work is documenting the current state, cleaning up what should not be carried forward, and validating the dependencies before cutover.
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Prepare these items first
- Current interfaces, NAT, routes, and VPN peers
- Published services and business-critical applications
- Remote-access expectations and MFA dependencies
- Validation checklist and rollback path
- Support contacts and maintenance window communication
For hands-on planning, see network migration services.
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