The ability to host multiple virtual systems, categorize them based on their function and importance and the ease of use with which these can be deployed.
The product is stable but we had issues when we had really old hardware that had a less than stable OS.
Pros and Cons
- "Customer Service: Excellent – the vendor always supports us and is very proactive."
- "Stability wise the product is stable but we had issues when we had really old hardware that had a less than stable OS."
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
We do not need to keep provisioning hardware each time there is a requirement for a new firewall. Having a physical server capable of hosting many virtuals and also provide performance and redundancy is a big benefit and hence our preference for VSX.
What needs improvement?
Each new version does offer a new set of features plus also incorporates bug fixes identified during the life cycle of the previous product. Hence, this product keeps on maturing as newer versions are released.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than 15 years.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Not from a product point of view. The critical aspect here is proper planning, performing several dry runs and identifying potential issues to the best possible extent. It's really about planning and testing prior to implementing.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No, because we keep on top of our installations. We maintain them by performing routine maintenance, and hot-fix applications. Stability wise the product is stable but we had issues when we had really old hardware that had a less than stable OS.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
How are customer service and support?
Customer Service:
Excellent – the vendor always supports us and is very proactive. We have excellent relations with the vendor.
Technical Support:Definitely excellent. It’s a pleasure to talk with the tech support people and know they fully understand the issues – this gives us a sense of comfort.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No previous solution used.
How was the initial setup?
It was simple. That is because the solution is architectured and designed from the ground up and the relevant teams were involved from the beginning.
What about the implementation team?
We did an in-house implementation.
What was our ROI?
Cannot give exact figures but we have made a lot of saving by implementing this product in our organization.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We were clear on our options – no we did not choose any other options save for the most important ones.
What other advice do I have?
Think of VSX as similar to VMware ESX solution. It will, in the long run, save a lot of money with the return it gives to the company. It is easy to maintain by a capable support team and can easily fit within the network where there is a requirement.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior InfoSec Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Very intuitive ACL menu and design. A powerhouse firewall appliacnce
Pros and Cons
- "This enterprise class firewall appliance is great and very intuitive menu."
- "At the beginning the design can be overwhelming, where to start."
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Manager of Infrastructure with 51-200 employees
It has improved the way our organization functions in terms of visualization, simplicity, manageability, and support.
Pros and Cons
- "It has improved the way our organization functions in terms of visualization, simplicity, manageability, and support."
- "Areas for improvement include other Security Features like AntiVirus, AntiSpam, DLP etc."
Marketing at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
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Oct 9, 2013
Dome9 Cloud Street View for AWS Security: The Exponential Cloud Growth Visualization
Confidence is key when it comes to managing large IT systems. The tricky part is when a CIO tries to generate the trust and confidence of a company’s IT environment. Complete transparency is the answer. As you may recall, I’ve written about the need for transparency concerning Newvem’s services in the past. As the cloud industry market matures, the AWS cloud continues to grow at ground-breaking speeds, in addition to the usual individual cloud deployment. In either respect, transparency becomes an issue.
Cloud management vendors recognize the need for transparency and are taking the necessary steps to enhance their solutions to better support active visibility. The natural evolution of a typical management system begins with gathering data and presenting it in report tables. While traditional IT tools have had a similar evolution, the infinite cloud resources and dynamic manner of the environment take the lack of controllability issue to the extreme. This, makes visualization more crucial than in a traditional, finite data center.
This week, I met my good old `cloud friends` from Dome9 that released their new cloud security visualization solution, Dome9 Clarity –
“Think Street-view for AWS security. Transparency into on-premise security has been around for the last 15 years, we are simply extending this value to the cloud.” Zohar Alon, Co-Founder and CEO at Dome9.
Dome9 Clarity – Visualizing the data flows between AWS security groups
The value of IT management features has more than proven itself over the last two decades. Issues concerning systems’ availability, security and performance are anything but new in the world of IT services. Despite the fact that the cloud doesn’t eliminate any of these concerns, it does force a change to the key methodologies and processes. As an ex-Check Point employee, Zohar Alon, Dome9’s Co-Founder and CEO, built and led the security giant’s security firewall management systems. With this experience, the natural next step was to apply his knowledge to the world of the cloud.
Dome9’s Cloud Clarity provides cloud network security visualization within the AWS cloud. It is the sensible solution for optimized cloud security management. Controlling an environment with hundreds or thousands of EC2 instances that are grouped into as many as hundreds of security groups, not to mention the rapid and dynamic growth of inter-dependencies is far from an easy DevOps’ task. With Dome9, AWS users get a visual picture of their AWS VPCs and security group configurations. According to Alon, their new capability reduces such security audit efforts significantly and has been proven to condense four hours of auditing work into a mere 15 minutes – quite impressive!
As cloud deployments become more and more complex, consequently, the overall stack complicates as well. DevOps models evolve to be able to regain control supported by distributed systems’ methodologies. With the help of Clarity’s real visibility feature, customers are enabled with a clear understanding of their security system, which in turn enables control and support of the modern application stack.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Sysadmin at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Helps to inspect internet traffic
Pros and Cons
- "The tool's most valuable features are inspecting internet traffic and IPS. We can manage the firewall using shared policies from a single management server."
- "The challenge mainly revolves around the slower functionality of virtual IP switching in Azure Virtual Network compared to on-premise solutions. On-premise, switching between clusters is faster, taking only a few seconds, while in Azure, it can extend up to five minutes. The downtime is a concern for us."
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We have found VSX solutions to have lot of issues in our customers networks... Also hard troubleshooting and some anomalies are common. More than one customer feel safer with phisical Check Point appliances rather than VSX and decided to roll-back after some time of use (12 months of production). I can't raccomend this product, if you're looking to firewall instance virtualization, look further and you can find more mature solutions.