Firewall Management Center (FMC) Cloud Migration Overview

Migrate from your on-premises Firewall Management Center (FMC) for as little as nothing

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This guide is for you if you operate:

● A Cisco on-premises FMC appliance

● Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) devices

Cloud Integration

● On-Premises: Keep your on-premise FMC appliance for FTD management

● Cloud: Access a subset of intelligent Security Cloud Control capabilities

Ideal if your organization is:

Looking to improve security posture with existing investments in Cisco Secure Firewall.

Full Cloud

AI-driven management, monitoring, and event logging via Security Cloud Control.

Ideal if your organization is:

Pursuing a cloud-first strategy to boost OpEx efficiency and avoid the CapEx of on-premises upgrades.

Policy analyzer and optimizer

Automatically identifies and suggests improvements for network policies

Best practice recommendation

Guidance toward optimal configurations for improved security and performance

Latest mgt firmware with zero overhead

Get the latest features and security updates without manual effort or downtime

Elastic scale: add/remove devices

Add or remove FTDs without worrying about exceeding on-premises appliance capacity

Cisco AI Assistant

Simplifies tasks, enhances decision-making, and accelerates workflows

Secure mgt access from anywhere

Securely manage your environment from a web browser without VPN

99.99% uptime SLA without HA

Guaranteed high availability without the need to maintain a dedicated HA setup

Combined visibility of FTD and ASA events

Unified view of security events across FTD and ASAs for mixed deployments

Feature adoption

Reveals how effectively you’re leveraging your investment’s full potential

No on-premises FMC appliance

Eliminate maintenance, space, and power costs of on-premises hardware

Auto backups

Regular backup of configurations that can be easily restored if needed

Streamlined security management

Consolidate multiple security tools including 3rd party polices into a single AI-driven platform

	Cloud Integration	Fully Cloud
Zero upfront cost	●
Policy analyzer and optimizer	●	●
Cisco AI Assistant	●	●
Feature adoption	●	●
Best practice recommendation	●	●
Secure mgt access from anywhere	●	●
No on-premises FMC appliance		●
Latest mgt firmware with zero overhead		●
99.99% uptime SLA without HA		●
Auto backups		●
Elastic scale: add/remove devices		●
Combined visibility of FTD and ASA events		●
Streamlined security management		●

License	Cloud Integration	Fully Cloud
Security Cloud Control Tenant Free	●	●
Threat Protection \| Malware \| URL No Change	●	●
Firewall Management Tenant Base Subscription		●
Device Cloud Management Per Device Subscription		●
Security Analytics and Logging (SAL) Usage • Retention Subscription		●

Cloud Integration		Fully Cloud
Upfront Costs
Security Cloud Control Tenant	$0	Firewall management tenant Fixed cost	$6,750
		Device Cloud Management $6,750x10 1010 FTDs	$675
		SAL 1GB / Device / Day + 90 Days rentention for x10 1010 FTDs	$7,500
Operating Costs
On-premises appliance updates 8hrs / quarter x $150/hr x 3yrs	$14,400	No on-premises appliance	$0
Audits Disaster recovery, backup etc.	$0+
VM hosting subscription	$0+
VM maintenance	$0+