Palo Alto Networks is redefining how software is built in high-stakes industries. In a landscape where outside parties have access to generative AI, speed and precision make all the difference. By harnessing cutting-edge technology from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Palo Alto Networks accelerated its development process and reinforced its commitment to delivering secure, high-quality solutions to its customers.

Opportunity | Keeping Pace with Evolving Cyber Threats

When you’re on the front lines of cybersecurity, standing still isn’t an option. Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity, understands that protecting customers against ever-evolving threats is mission critical. To meet this challenge, the company launched an innovative initiative working alongside AWS as well as AWS Partner Anthropic and AWS Partner Sourcegraph to accelerate software development without compromising security.

“Bad actors also have access to AI, so we need to stay ahead of them,” says Gunjan Patel, director of engineering at Palo Alto Networks. “With AI, they can potentially accelerate their activities, so the good guys need to move faster to keep them in check.”

Solution | Harnessing Generative AI to Empower Developers

Using Amazon Bedrock—the easiest way to build and scale generative AI applications with foundation models—the team securely integrated Anthropic’s models into internal workflows. This brought the power of natural language directly into the integrated development environment. Sourcegraph helped weave generative AI capabilities—like debugging, rearchitecting, and writing test cases—into developers’ daily routines. This enhanced Palo Alto Networks’ productivity without forcing context switching or compromising security. Additionally, it empowered new hires to ramp up faster and helped experienced engineers to focus more on strategic work.

“None of the off-the-shelf products were right for us,” says Patel. “We needed some sort of customization so that our source code was secured without compromising on any state-of-the-art AI technology. With this solution from AWS, Anthropic, and Sourcegraph, we are bringing access to state-of-the-art cloud models directly into developers’ environments.”

Outcome | Accelerating Development by 30 Percent While Safeguarding Security

The impact has been immediate. The company has seen a 30 percent increase in development velocity and has cut onboarding time for new engineers from months to weeks. Today, more than 2,500 developers are already using the generative AI solution, with plans to expand this to 3,500. Developers now work alongside intelligent AI models that act like collaborative teammates, helping them move faster while maintaining the trust and security its customers expect.

Harnessing the power of generative AI, Palo Alto Networks modernized its engineering environment. The result is a solution that helps developers enhance their productivity while sustaining the highest security standards.