Michael GEgziabher - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Bank of Abyssinia
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
The solution has a user-friendly interface that can be used to manage firewall devices
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has a great UI and a policy deployment mechanism, and all the configuration is easily manageable for the firewalls."
  • "Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's logging functionality could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to manage our firewall devices. Every configuration is applied to the management center, and any policy will be pushed and deployed to the firewall. We use the solution for management, reporting, and logging analysis.

What is most valuable?

The solution has a great UI and a policy deployment mechanism, and all the configuration is easily manageable for the firewalls.

What needs improvement?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's logging functionality could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for four years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is a highly scalable solution.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's technical support team is very supportive.

What other advice do I have?

Around 20 people are required to deploy and maintain the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

The solution has great functionality and a user-friendly interface. It also has great functionality for reconstruction. It's also automated and can be integrated with other devices, services, or interfaces.

Overall, I rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Muhammad Najam Uddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at Eureka Net (PVT.) LTD.
Real User
Top 20
Helps to manage the infrastructure
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's user interface is very easy to use and convenient."
  • "The product's setup could be easier."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product to manage our infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

The product's user interface is very easy to use and convenient.

What needs improvement?

The product's setup could be easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for one and a half years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

My company has 15-20 users for the product.

How was the initial setup?

The product's setup was moderate which was not too easy or hard. We had encountered some hiccups but we managed through it.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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Anupama Perera - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing at Bluechip Technical Services Pvt Ltd
Reseller
Top 10
Beneficial UTM, reliable, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the UTM."
  • "The solution could improve the number of ports available and load balancing."

What is our primary use case?

This solution is used for security.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is the UTM.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve the number of ports available and load balancing.

In a feature release, it would be beneficial to add a sandboxing feature.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately five customers using this solution. 

I rate the scalability of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center an eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the support of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's initial setup is of a middle range of difficulty. The deployment took us approximately one week.

I rate the setup of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a five out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution is expensive. We do not have to pay more than the standard licensing fees.

I rate the price of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a six out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

This solution provides a middle level of security.

I rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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System Analyst at I.S.T. - Information Systems Technology
Reseller
Top 20
A reliable and easy-to-use solution that needs to improve price
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is easy to use."
  • "Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center needs to reduce its price."

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center needs to reduce its price. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for more than ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the product's scalability an eight out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

I rate the tool's deployment a nine out of ten. It is easy and was completed in minutes. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly. 

What other advice do I have?

Our clients for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center are medium to large businesses. It is a very scalable and reliable solution. I rate it a ten out of ten. 

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System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 20
Reliable, scalable, but expensive
Pros and Cons
  • "Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is scalable."
  • "Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center could improve by being less expensive."

What is our primary use case?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is used as a part of our layer for security.

What needs improvement?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center could improve by being less expensive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any complaints about the stability of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is scalable.

We have under five IT employees using this solution in my company.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center took approximately two days.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation of the solution with assistance. However, it depends on the location of the deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

When you are using a Cisco solution you know it will be expensive. Cisco makes you pay for everything individually. We pay for the licenses that we need.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for others when implementing this solution is they should find someone who understands the licenses.

 rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Istvan Kalmar - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of the IT Security Division at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Scalability is not an issue, but the GUI and performance need improvement
Pros and Cons
  • "Scalability is not an issue as long as you are able to buy additional licenses. Ten percent of our customers use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and we have large accounts with 50% of their end users behind this firewall."
  • "Cisco firewalls use old ESR or a Linux system, and there are problems with encryption. When we switch on encryption, the throughput goes down."

What is most valuable?

The Integrated Configuration Environment (ICE) is good along with the security packs.

The logs are very helpful when investigating problems.

What needs improvement?

The GUI needs to be improved, and I'd like to see better performance particularly with VMware installation. There are slowness issues. 

Cisco firewalls use old ESR or a Linux system, and there are problems with encryption. When we switch on encryption, the throughput goes down.

It would be good to have information on the correlation of logs for a botnet attack, for example.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would give stability a seven out of ten because sometimes things will be missing after deployment. The use of HA causes problems.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is not an issue as long as you are able to buy additional licenses. Ten percent of our customers use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and we have large accounts with 50% of their end users behind this firewall.

How are customer service and support?

Cisco's technical support is not reliable. Some engineers know the issue you're dealing with and are able to help, and others are not.

How was the initial setup?

Depending on the environment, the initial setup can be complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has the best price on the market.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at Panorama Firewall Management by Palo Alto and FortiManager by Fortinet. All of the secure firewall products seem to be the same, but Panorama and FortiManager are more reliable and have a few more features.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center at seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Senior Network Engineer at Dejpaad
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A cloud security solution to exclude traffic between some zones
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is useful and powerful."
  • "The solution should improve the user interface."

What is our primary use case?

We use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to exclude traffic between some zones in the network.

The solution is very useful for enterprise companies.

What is most valuable?

The solution is useful and powerful.

What needs improvement?

The solution should improve the user interface. It could be more user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center in my company. We are using the latest version, FMC 3000.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. It is very good. 

We have around 10 or 12 enterprise companies working with this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Because of the sanctions in Iran, I don't have access to Cisco's technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the solution is easy and takes about a week to deploy. Since we are a consultant, I have done the deployment by myself.

What about the implementation team?

There are many ways to deploy the solution. We can either do it remotely here, or I can do it myself.

We have around three to four people for deployment and solution maintenance. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is not so expensive, it is somewhere in middle. 

What other advice do I have?

I will suggest considering your use case. All companies need this solution, but it is very useful for enterprise companies.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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IT Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Reliable with a good performance but offers no technical support in Iran
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is quite scalable."
  • "The initial setup is a bit complex."

What is most valuable?

The solution is quite scalable.

The stability is great.

What needs improvement?

The user management and protection in-network access should be improved upon.

The initial setup is a bit complex.

There is no technical support available. We're based in Iran and cannot directly work with them due to sanctions.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. It's reliable and easy to control. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have found the solution to be scalable. If you would like to expand it, you can do so.

We have more than 500 people using the solution right now.

How are customer service and support?

We've never dealt with Cisco technical support. I cannot speak from direct experience about how helpful or responsive they are. 

We are in Iran. We are unable to take advantage of technical support due to sanctions.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Fortigate solutions in the past as well. It's pretty reasonably priced and economical, which is why we used it. 

How was the initial setup?

I found that the initial setup process was a bit complex. It wasn't exactly simple or straightforward. 

The deployment has been ongoing. The initial setup was about two months ago and we're continuing to develop and deploy this solution.

We have four people that are capable of handling deployment and maintenance tasks. 

What about the implementation team?

We used a consultant that assisted us with the implementation process.

What was our ROI?

I'm not sure if we've really seen any ROI at this time. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have a permanent license. there aren't set times in which we have to re-subscribe to the solution in order to keep using it. There aren't any other additional costs either.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We compared so many options and we decided, due to the features, that we could take advantage of this product and therefore selected this one.

What other advice do I have?

We're just a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with Cisco.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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