Accenture vs. Cisco Security Services

Accenture is well suited for undertaking projects that are a bit more complex and complicated. Because of their lineup, they are better suited to tackle those projects. Accenture may not be well suited for support on the basis of cost.

Incentivized

We have deployed Cisco ASA with Fire Power with Fire Sight. A sight-to-sight VPN with IP-SecCisco AnyConnect VPN Client, SourceFire, Proxy Server, Cisco Umbrella. I use the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobile Client that lets me access my secure work files both in the office and remotely from my home office.

Incentivized

• Accenture is processing oriented.
• Accenture has qualified consultants to help diagnose and remedy business problems.
• Accenture has a very good service delivery system and personnel.

Incentivized

• Active Threat Analytics
• End-to-end security with support to existing infrastructure
• Highly professional team with robust backing during and after the migration cycle.

Incentivized

• Accenture may improve on the TAT for project documentation
• There is some room of improvement in the budget estimation which sometimes is vague. Having said that, they are very competitive in the market.

Incentivized

• Switches, hub and routers are following old setup
• Can require certification to setup devices compared to competitors more intuitive offerings.
• Need more support for customizable

Incentivized

What differentiates them are their strong end-to-end capabilities. They have all sorts of resources, from Strategy/Management Consulting to deep Technical IT, going also through the new Digital Era. They are very complete and mature in the market, with the ability to deliver all types of projects with quality and according to the agreed budget and timeline.

Incentivized

The equipment is robust and reliable. It has great flexibility in configurations and is fully scalable in terms of power and functionalities in relation to the needs of each company. It has the ability to integrate with other critical security technologies to provide comprehensive solutions that meet security needs. It has numerous license models, this limits the number of pairs regardless of type; clientless vs client SSL VPN, IPsec, l2tp-IPsec.

Incentivized