Corsa Security Orchestrator (CSO) is a virtual infrastructure manager designed to deploy, scale, and optimize on-premise virtual firewalls. It binds network security (firewall inspection) to the underlying server infrastructure by controlling the compute environment, hypervisor, and virtual machines from a single platform. CSO handles the full lifecycle of virtual firewall instances, including zero-touch deployment, licensing management, maintenance, troubleshooting, and auto-scaling. It is intended to eliminate the DevOps overhead associated with provisioning and maintaining large numbers of next-generation firewall (NGFW) virtual machines. Key operational capabilities include: - Automated lifecycle management of virtual firewalls via built-in workflows, covering deployment, adjustment, and resource re-allocation without manual DevOps intervention - Credit-based license management with auto-scaling to maximize license utilization during traffic surges - Continuous monitoring of server resource utilization with recommendations for optimal allocation across the entire virtual firewall fleet - Software load balancing that tracks flows and steers traffic intelligently across VM clusters for optimal firewall performance - Aggregated dashboard view showing overall system health, server resource allocation, VM status, and network utilization CSO is designed for large network operators managing Internet and 5G gateways or other high-throughput north-south traffic scenarios. It supports a pay-as-you-grow model and works with virtual firewalls from third-party vendors such as Palo Alto Networks.