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I do think it is well worth the cost and consideration, especially if you are using it on devices containing electronic medical records, personal health information or personal privacy information or devices that contain proprietary information, critical business information or other information that needs to be securely protected. It can also be used to track a device (individual) as well if that is your goal. We use it as an extra precaution to track our mental health clinicians that do home visits. It allows us to keep track of their whereabouts, in case an issue arises at a client's home. We are able to send someone out to check or assist, alert emergency services or send law enforcement if a situation should arise.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employeesGlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager
As long as you have a corporate standard it is relatively easy to configure and can be easily trained on. It falls short when there are a variety of devices and scenarios to support. The “one offs” make it more difficult to support and upgrade.

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Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesPros
- Absolute can track devices in real time. If a device is stolen, you can track it. You can lock the device, wipe it or send a message to it. By tracking the device, you can also locate the user that has the device if it is in their possession. You can use it to track your people if you choose, but we use it only to locate an employee if they have not been heard from and have not replied to a cell phone call or text.
- Once Absolute is set up it requires no intervention. Setup is easy and the management interface is easy to use.
- It has the ability to track on Google Map with recent and historical locations. Geofences can be setup and triggered to send email alerts.
- Absolute reporting on the device provides OS information, software inventory, malware software reporting, etc.
- It protects itself from being removed with its’ persistence technology, which keeps it from being removed from the device, even if the device is reformatted and reloaded.
- The reporting capability on the devices provides a lot of information on each device that can be very useful in monitoring devices that are typically detached from the network.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees- A single pane of glass in the Palo Alto ecosystem
- A nice policy-based enforcement GUI that is easily managed
- Many authentication configuration options supported.
- Good technical support options with email and phone based.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesCons
- I do not know where I would consider this product to be deficient in functionality, difficult to use or any major changes that needed to be addressed.
- I wish the pricing of this product was a little lower, but I do think it is well worth the cost and consideration, especially if you are using it on devices containing electronic medical records, personal health information or personal privacy information.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees- It lags a bit on new features
- It is best used with an entire Palo Alto environment

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
I have only used Absolute Data and Device Security (DDS). It was recommended by my Dell sales rep. After reviewing the product info, and loading a demo, it became clear that this is what was needed to add to our existing security to protect us from information loss due to a data breach on our portable devices. I presented this solution to the appropriate departments, and they agreed that this was something well worth the investment.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employeesThe McAfee product really isn’t a great option. The configuration is a nightmare and requires a lot of time. The policy management has a high learning curve.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesReturn on Investment
- I think that Absolute Data and Device Security (DDS) is well worth the investment to protect important data securely. Without it, a data breach could cost an astronomical amount of money and you many never be able to complete recover from it.
- It also aids in recovery efforts for stolen devices and therefor reduces the financial cost of replacing the lost devices.
- There is a free trial available that is well worth the time investment to see if Absolute Data and Device Security (DDS) might be a valuable tool to add to your existing security plans.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees- It is a bit expensive to utilize to its full extent with other Palo products.
- The GUI is nice and is easy to train on.

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Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employeesScreenshots
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Pricing Details
Absolute
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Additional Pricing Details
—GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No