Item: Palo Alto Panorama
Rating: 8
Author: Brian Grime

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Palo Alto Panorama to manage multiple firewalls at multiple locations. We have approximately 25 locations and at some locations we have multiple firewalls. We are also using the firewalls to implement SDWan. We are able to use multiple internet connections to do load balancing at a branch which saves money on higher priced internet connections.

Pros and Cons

Manages multiple devices
SDWan
Reporting

Setup was somewhat difficult
Price is a little bit of a shock

Return on Investment

Less time managing devices
Less cost on Internet connections

Alternatives Considered

Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services

We liked PAs ability to decrypt and inspect traffic better than Cisco's.

Key Insights

Do you think Palo Alto Panorama delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Palo Alto Panorama's feature set?

Yes

Did Palo Alto Panorama live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Palo Alto Panorama go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Palo Alto Panorama again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

I like the fact that I can pretty much use the same configuration on multiple sites. If I want to block a specific address I can add it to all sites at once not one at a time.

Multiple sites managed by Panorama

Overall Satisfaction with Palo Alto Panorama