Cloud Next-Generation Firewall as a Service (30-Day Free Trial to PAYG)
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Secures remote work with advanced threat protection and efficient traffic management
What is our primary use case?
I am using Palo Alto Networks VM-Series because almost all my application infrastructure is hosted on AWS. AWS supports deploying Palo Alto Networks VM-Series in their marketplace, and Palo Alto is a leader in security in the firewall market. I also use the GlobalProtect VPN from Palo Alto Networks.
What is most valuable?
Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is very strong in security features like antivirus, anti-spyware, and machine learning capabilities that help scan for antivirus and anti-spam. This ensures high security for internal and external traffic. They frequently update antivirus patterns and application threats, which provides reliable protection. I also value GlobalProtect VPN for supporting remote users as most of my employees work remotely. Additionally, Palo Alto Networks helps me visualize and manage network traffic effectively, blocking risky files and enhancing network security.
What needs improvement?
Currently, I do not have specific suggestions for Palo Alto Networks VM-Series improvements. I am happy with the rich features provided. As I have only used it for four months, I might need more time to explore and suggest enhancements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Palo Alto Networks VM-Series since December 2020, around four months.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Deploying Palo Alto Networks VM-Series was a bit challenging. I rate it a six out of ten for ease, as it required going through extensive documentation to set it up. Deployment took nearly a week to complete.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series as seven out of ten. I have not experienced any major problems or downtime, but I haven't yet explored all its features.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Currently, I do not have a clear answer about the scalability of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series as I have not scaled it yet.
How are customer service and support?
I have not directly used Palo Alto's technical support as I rely on vendor support. The vendor provides me with documentation when needed.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, I used a physical box on-premises. The switch was due to moving all infrastructure to AWS, necessitating a virtual solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series was somewhat challenging, requiring extensive documentation review. I rate it a six out of ten for ease.
What about the implementation team?
I handled almost 100% of the deployment myself. However, for specific features, I consulted the vendor engineer, who provided online documentation for guidance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the pricing of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series as six or seven out of ten. The cost involves purchasing through a vendor, which might mark up due to the supply chain. I've had no complaints about Palo Alto's pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options before choosing Palo Alto Networks VM-Series, as it is a leader in the market.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate Palo Alto Networks VM-Series an eight out of ten. I am happy with its performance and rich features.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Palo Alto NGFW
What do you like best about the product?
PA next gen cloud firewalls deep threat detection integration gives a great security backbone for any network infrastructure. Their AI threat detection is a game changer
What do you dislike about the product?
Palo alto being a huge company, it comes with alot of visibility in the market and constant vulnerabilities. Regular patching and sometimes more intrusive patching which could put production networks at risk
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As the world is moving towards as a service platforms cloud firewall as a service be Ill really important and needed for the current hybrid environments
Quite happy with the solution
What do you like best about the product?
It really helped my on my day to day work to make my threat hunting streameless. Real time visibility is a great asset! We were quite happy with Palo Alto compared with our previous solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
Getting used to the GUI might take some time and the documentation doesn't help much but once you get used to that, everything works quite fine. So that's not a big deal
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helped us to detect and successfully stop lateral movement attacks and data exfiltration attempts.It saved a lot of time with the automated corelation of events.
Dependable Cloud Security with Ease
What do you like best about the product?
It's easy to set up with AWS, and it provides strong security with deep threat protection and packet filtering. The firewall is also user-friendly and can grow with our needs. Overall, it gives us peace of mind and makes managing cloud security much simpler.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setting up and configuring the firewall can be complex and requires a good amount of time and effort to get it running smoothly. While the security features are strong, the cost and complexity of setup could be a downside.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It protects my cloud apps from malware, ensuring my data is safe. The firewall integrates smoothly with AWS. It also inspects network traffic to block potential threats quickly, giving me peace of mind about my cloud environment's security.
Top Leader in the NGFW market
What do you like best about the product?
Administration, troubleshooting and GUI and CLI
What do you dislike about the product?
No dislike from my side as i loved the product lot
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Firewall administrations and inter office connectivity over IPsec and Routing
Great experience overall
What do you like best about the product?
Threat protection and policy management features.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing in particular that I dislike about
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
No more worries about network security
A WORTHY SERVICE
What do you like best about the product?
One of the things I like most about Palo Alto Networks' Cloud NGFW is its challenging and adaptive security for cloud-based environments, the user friendly management environment, the high scalability, and of course the integration with the latest technology cloud-native tools. Also It provides a unique layer of protection while reducing at a very low rate the impact on cloud performance. Last but not least it is helping organisations reduce the complexity of securing their cloud infrastructure which is super important.
What do you dislike about the product?
While it has a lot of things I love, I can mention some things that I can tell I dislike. I think it is quite complex, it is highly costly by my opinion, and vendor lock-in might be not ideal for some organisations. This is create a not so much ideal choice for a company or organisation. Finally, the mandatory reliance on Palo Alto’s ecosystem and the potential for performance overhead could be some
key points to think about it before fully get forward with the solution.
key points to think about it before fully get forward with the solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Palo Alto Networks' Cloud NGFW as I mention before have many benefits. It is solving a lot of security challenges with his high-performance protection in cloud environments. By resolving issues like cloud security, threat prevention, visibility, Zero Trust enforcement, and compliance, organisations wins a lot with this strong protection, user friendly security management, and then they gain even greater agility. For businesses with cloud infrastructures, these benefits are the most important.
Still has some work to be done but great start
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use and the learning curve is not as steep as it may initially look. The ui is very friendly and navigation felt like a breeze.
What do you dislike about the product?
But difficult to share and collaborate. Consider sharing options which allow multiple users to work on the same thing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Locking down accessibility of vms in regards to location setup on machines is a huge plus
Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW Review
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the ease of integration with public cloud providers such as AWS and MS Azure.
We had a multi-cloud setup at a previous organisation and Palo Alto NGFW made our lives a lot easier.
It's deep threat protection is also something that I consider top notch and with advanced packet filtering, you wouldn't need to invest in a separate sniffing tool.
We had a multi-cloud setup at a previous organisation and Palo Alto NGFW made our lives a lot easier.
It's deep threat protection is also something that I consider top notch and with advanced packet filtering, you wouldn't need to invest in a separate sniffing tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's really expensive.
Organisations have to weigh the pro's and cons of the expense and the ROI at a strategic level.
If the organisation has team expertise, then there are suite of applications that can be stitched together to create a holistic security setup for lower costs compared to this solution.
Organisations have to weigh the pro's and cons of the expense and the ROI at a strategic level.
If the organisation has team expertise, then there are suite of applications that can be stitched together to create a holistic security setup for lower costs compared to this solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Primarily it's solving the age old issue of having to maintain multiple services to do the same thing.
It unifies firewall security with advanced features like deep threat protection and advanced packet filtering all rolled into one at a centralised level.
It unifies firewall security with advanced features like deep threat protection and advanced packet filtering all rolled into one at a centralised level.
Basic/dependable
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use, everything is in plan sight.
What do you dislike about the product?
More in depth user guides would be nice.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is very easy to learn, and uncomplicates a lot of the issues that are caused with other solutions
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