Cloud Protection License and Subscription
There are two types of Cloud Protection Services available: Cloud Protection and Data Protection - Standard/Advanced.
Cloud Protection
Cloud Protection offers multiple cloud account installation, on-going cloud account monitoring and protection.
Cloud Protection license coverage is based on the number of virtual machines.
There are 3 types of virtual machines that counts towards Cloud Protection coverage.
Cloud Platform |
Virtual Machine Type |
---|---|
Amazon AWS | EC2 instances |
Microsoft Azure | Azure Virtual machines |
Google Cloud Platform | Compute engine VM instances |
Depending on the license coverage, the number of virtual machines covered under each type of subscription license may be different. See Subscription Types for details.
Data Protection
Data Protection is an add-on service of Cloud Protection. It requires Cloud Protection to be active and running on the same cloud account.
Data Protection - Standard edition offers cloud storage monitoring and protection through data scan on Malware using FortiGuard
Data Protection - Advanced edition offers cloud storage monitoring with DLP and data scan on Malware using FortiGuard.
Data Protection - Standard cannot be combined with Data Protection - Advance license.
Data Protection license coverage is based on the volume of cloud storage data scanned, not by the size of the cloud storage.
For example, 100 GB of Data Protection license means the cloud storage data scan can cover up to 100GB of data.
Depending on the license coverage, the amount of data scan covered under each subscription license may be different. See Subscription Types for details
Subscription Types
There are two types of license subscription to obtain Cloud Protection and Data Protection Service: AWS Marketplace Subscription and FortiCloud License Subscription.
- Subscribe Monthly Consumption License through AWS Marketplace
- Subscribe Annual Contract License through AWS Marketplace
- Unsubscribe or Cancel AWS Marketplace Subscription
FortiCloud License Subscription
Cloud Protection Service Usage