Overall Satisfaction with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
While the business environment was very traditional in that most employees worked at the office and didn't need (or want) to use network resources from home, there was still a need for a firewall that was independently managed and deployed for use throughout the organization. The firewall served as the principal conduit to the internet as well as other government entities.
- Well-regarded remote access VPN solution through AnyConnect. Your users will already likely have some familiarity with this product.
- Reputation and category-based URL filtering enables web browsing to be tailored to your internet use policies.
- Dashboards offer an easy way to gain visibility into the state of your network and generate relevant reports.
- The transition from ASA (ASDM) software to the Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software platform was awkward. Firewalls require a complete reflash to transition.
- The FirePOWER services were originally baked-on rather than integrated into the project.
- Java-based ASDM, which was replaced by the Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) platform, was functional but not pretty on the eyes.
- The upgrade from the previous firewalls increased the throughput available by over 200%
- The team has direct insight into traffic flowing in and out of the network
- It has required a greater staff investment to configure properly.
I have some familiarity with other products in the firewall space, but I feel that Cisco offers the best ability to integrate all of our data sources together, being that the majority of the infrastructure is Cisco. That being said, Check Point, Fortinet, F5 and others offer strong competition to Cisco.
Do you think Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services again?
Yes
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services Feature Ratings
Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services Training
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