Item: Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Rating: 10
Author: Marcelo Morais

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My use case is a huge Financial Institution, with a very large and heterogeneous Network Environment that was looking to provide Zero Trust Access to their Employees, Contractors and Devices that need access to Company Applications and Internet Access.

The main Challenge was to find Technical and Operational Solutions that would provide Visibility and Control of Users and Devices, in a huge existing, diverse and, in many cases, legacy Infrastructure, with limited Security Capabilities.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Reduce the risk of Data breaches
Minimize disruption to Business operations
Increase Workforce effectiveness

Cons

More than 20 concurrent Admin GUI sessions
Possibility to generate Repeat Count Reports.
Possibility to repurpose the SNS Appliance.

Return on Investment

Reduce the risk of Data breaches
Minimize disruption to Business operations
Increase Workforce effectiveness

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco Secure Firewall

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited:
For Medium to Large Deployments, to provide Visibility and Control of Users and Devices, centrally Operating and Automating daily tasks (via ISE APIs and scripts), and capturing Telemetry Data to understand Business Behaviors (not only to identify Anomalous Behavior or Threats, but also for AI research).
Less appropriate:
None

Comments

Please log in to join the conversation

Why choose Cisco ISE for your Business