VM-Series Next-Generation Firewall Bundle 1 [VM-300]
Palo Alto Networks | PAN-OS 8.1.25-h1Linux/Unix, Other PAN-OS 8.1.25-h1 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Great firewall but even better customer service!
What do you like best about the product?
Having used many "Next Gen" firewalls I was a bit jaded by all the new hype around Palo Alto but after using their products and integration, it has made my team's much more productive and efficient. With the abilty to use for advanced VPN performance, Wildfire protection from emerging threats and a combination of threat and antivirus definitions. Lastly, highly performant SSL decryption allows us to secure even encrypted traffic to and from our networks. Outside of pure security features, we utilize URL Filtering and analytics which allows us to see our network utilization, risks, and performance on a broad spectrum.
What do you dislike about the product?
All complaints were resolved and fixed in 8.0. One thing to keep in mind would be to release firmware updates that are a bit more vetted to not leave new and current customers wondering which former they should update to if they should update at all. This is always a process we have to consider when looking at new updates and their functionality.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were able to solve many complex issues with Palo Alto. We are able to see much greater into our environment and other environments we are looking into for audits. In addition, we are able to offer higher SLAs and KPIs.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Get a POC in your environment. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the new releases of hardware how cheap the TCO and how fast the ROI can be on such a great appliance.
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Palo Alto Networks - An Administrator's Review
What do you like best about the product?
There's a seemingly endless amount of features which can benefit almost any type of deployment. OS upgrades to the platform continue to be meaningful and introduce new capabilities without requiring additional licensing. The platform and company is always growing and nothing about it seems stagnant or dated.
What do you dislike about the product?
The devices are fairly expensive, which means they may not be a realistic choice for smaller deployments and organizations. This has improved recently though with their latest generation of hardware.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Threat detection and prevention in a world where everything needs to be considered insecure, as well as analytics and insight into network traffic that is simply not available with lesser products. Palo Alto Networks continues to build and expand on their technologies and product offerings. As an administrator, being able to build our own network around such a robust platform which continues to expand, as our needs do too, has proven very beneficial. Palo Alto Networks technical support has been very helpful in the times when we do run into issues, and the local user base continues to expand which encourages knowledge sharing among security professionals throughout a wide variety of industries. I doubt the feeling of "outgrowing" these firewalls would be possible for a vast majority of networks and administrators.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The concepts and management of next-gen firewalls can be significantly different compared to legacy firewalls. I'd encourage any prospective users/purchasers to educate themselves on the management and operation of these firewalls. There are many excellent learning resources available online, as well as Palo Alto Networks user groups available for you to join in most major cities.
The absolute best in active firewalls!
What do you like best about the product?
PAN has been the best upgrade to our security since I started here almost 5 years ago. The protection and customization of these firewalls is second to none in my opinion.
What do you dislike about the product?
There was recently an emergency content update that actually broke all of our traffic due to a DNS issue. The emergency content patch was released about 4 hours later *after) we had diagnosed and rolled back ourselves.
Granted, this was the only incident of it's type while we have been using these.
Granted, this was the only incident of it's type while we have been using these.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
PAN has allowed us to be more secure and proactive in our network security.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
PANs are a bit challenging to set up. We had to have consultants assist with the early stages of implementation.
Best Firewall
Best firewall on the market that I can now spin up whenever I want. That is fantastic! Same great functionality as the real boxes.
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