Norton Small Business vs Symantec Data Loss Prevention

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For a small or mid-sized firm with distributed computing requirements like ours, Symantec Norton is well suited. It is an ideal solution as it is easy-to-use and the pricing is the right fit on account of geographical customisation. Small businesses, especially, realise the value of endpoint protection only when they encounter serious issues, therefore their product becomes well suited for those who may dither because of the lack of clarity and poor pricing structure of other options. However, the most important feature still remains its effectiveness, which makes it the most optimal option at the right price

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Works well for our very limited use cases with over 50K endpoints. Has the proper information and UI required for investigating violations and resolving the cases. Our dictionary of terms to look for in content changes often, but isn't really that big. The system handles us changing the list quite often, but I can't speak to how well the system would work with a very large list - you will want to POC that use case before a purchase.

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Program Manager in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

Effective Outcomes
Transparent & Customised Pricing
Ease of Use

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Scalable -- Goes from small business to very large enterprises
Up to date -- Symantec has invested a lot of money and resources in keeping the product up to date and ahead of the curve
The best -- Leader of the Gartner Magic Quadrant

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Jonathan Jesse

Network Architect

UnemployedInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Confusing Workflow at Renewal
Fixed Bundle Sizes may be an issue for Smaller Businesses with in-the-middle requirements
Easier Installation

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Sometimes flags files that are not part of the scope.
It scares users when items are flagged.

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Engineer in Other

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$99.99 per year

Norton Small Business Editions & Modules

Edition

5 Devices	$99.99¹
10 Devices	$149.99¹
20 Devices	$249.99¹

per year

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Symantec Data Loss Prevention Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Symantec Data Loss Prevention 7.0

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Symantec DLP works good for our very simple and low complexity use cases and I would highly recommend it for them. However, I can't speak to highly complex or advanced use cases that might arise in certain industries like finance. I would recommend that if you are seeking an Enterprise DLP solution that you absolutely must explore this product as one of the leaders in the space - not doing so would be negligent in my opinion.

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Program Manager in Information Technology

Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

We did not actively consider any other software. Overall we did do a basic understanding of a pricing & features and found that the offerings from Symantec were better than others even prima facie. At the current time for an organisation such as ours we do not believe that there is any other option worth active consideration

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Symantec DLP is the best. Put it in a head to head competition and it will win. However it can be a bit more expensive than other products so don't compare on price, compare on quality of product.

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Jonathan Jesse

Network Architect

UnemployedInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Data Protection is ensured which ensures positive focus from all team members on their work which certain results in improved productivity at the individual level of 2-4% that consequently improves organisational productivity.
Our cost of external inputs for data security issues is NIL therefore obviously reducing the bottomline by 1-2% which would be the average cost incurred by organisations of our size in general. Of course an event maybe costlier, but I am sticking to averages since we have had no events.
Overall, we feel that the cost of security software is also lower on account of optimised pricing by Symantec. While the expense in this segment is a fraction of total IT costs, and therefore tangible savings are also fractional. However, So, since the value of outcomes (lack of security related negative events) is much higher, intangible benefits are even higher.

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Prasar Sharma

Principal Consultant

Evolution PartnersManagement Consulting, 51-200 employees

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Employees are now aware that keeping our data private is a must.
Employees know their information is safe.

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Engineer in Other

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Norton Small Business vs Symantec Data Loss Prevention