Overall Satisfaction with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series
We are using two Palo Alto PA-5220 firewalls in a high availability configuration as our data center/HQ head-end firewalls as well as our Global Protect VPN portal and gateway. They are used agency-wide for both data center and user traffic, and have allowed us to combine features from our past firewall, VPN and content/URL filtering solutions into one.
- It does an excellent job of securing by applications rather than relying on ports.
- With the separate management and data planes we've never experience performance issues.
- Content updates (apps, URLs, threats) are seamless and automatic.
- It is very flexible and powerful on the network configuration side.
- When web managing, you cannot sort by columns by clicking on a column.
- Palo Alto does not officially bless specific versions as recommended.
- The Global Protect client upgrade process does not provide feedback on progress.
- Logging queries sometimes take a while to complete.
- It has decreased the number of individual devices we have deployed, saving costs and management required.
- It has maintained high uptime for our services.
- When we replaced our 5000 series firewalls with 5200 series firewalls the performance increased so much we were able to move down a model and actually save money over three years by upgrading (when including support costs).
At first we continued using Check Point as our port-based firewall while using Palo Alto for content/URL filtering and threat prevention. However, we soon realized the Palo Alto did everything the Check Point did, plus quite a bit more. Hence, it made sense to consolidate all functions on the Palo Alto instead of splitting them between the two. The Palo Alto was also quite a bit more advanced as far as routing and policy-based routing goes.
Do you think Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series's feature set?
Yes
Did Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series again?
Yes