We use this solution to secure our network environment. We have implemented it in other locations in our organization.
It's a good solution with good features.
It's a good product, but it's not a next-generation firewall. We are looking for a next-generation firewall and considering Cisco.
We require centralized monitoring of the network features, which they have but they are not to the level that we require.
The reporting is not good. Also, the historical configuration of the data or backup is not available.
To compete in the market, there have to be a lot of improvements.
We do not plan to continue using SonicWall TZ. We are looking for a replacement because we need centralized monitoring across the organization. It has been very difficult for us to manage the firewall as it is not managed centrally. This is the main drawback in our current scenario.
In the next release, I would like to see better scalability, easier installation, improved reporting, storage configuration, backup, and centralized management with reporting.
I have been using this solution for four years.
We are using the latest version.
It is not very scalable, which is something that could be better.
We have multiple locations and have implemented it in several.
At this time, we have 1,000 users on the firewall.
Technical support is good. There is no need for improvement.
We did not use another firewall previously.
The installation is not straightforward. But, through the GUI, there are features that you can enable to configure.
Forcepoint and Cisco are straightforward but there are many things to do with SonicWall.
For a first-time installation, it can take half a day to deploy.
We completed the implementation ourselves.
The license that we purchased is good for three years.
We have evaluated ForcePoint but we haven't used it.
We will be testing Cisco and Barracuda in our environment.
For small organizations, its' good, and I would recommend it, but not for medium or large enterprise companies.
I would rate SonicWall TZ a five out of ten.