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reviewer1664133 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Impressive tech support with good interface and documentation
Pros and Cons
  • "The technical support is impressive."
  • "The solution should contain the sandbox features which we find in Check Point."

What is our primary use case?

I cannot state which version we are currently using. 

What is most valuable?

The interface and documentation are fine. 

What needs improvement?

The solution should contain the sandbox features which we find in Check Point. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Cisco NGIPS for five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I suppose the scalability is fine. 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is impressive.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is fine. 

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

The solution is pricey, but worth it.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Cisco NGIPS as an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. partner
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reviewer1491402 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech company
Real User
Easy to use and simple to set up but could offer more integration capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "We have found the product to be quite stable."
  • "The solution would be better if it offered customers more integrations and more signatures."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a firewall. It's for company security.

What is most valuable?

The solution is easy to use.

We have found the product to be quite stable. 

The installation process is not difficult.

What needs improvement?

The solution would be better if it offered customers more integrations and more signatures.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for around four years. It's been a while. It's useful for anomaly detection, impact inspection, signatures, and stuff like that.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the product is very good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. the performance is good and we consider it reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have around 2,000 users in our organization using the solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have contacted Cisco technical support in the past. Their support is the best in the market. We are very satisfied with the level of service they provide to their clients. 

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

We are using both Cisco and Fortinet.

How was the initial setup?

It's very straightforward and very easy to set yo the solution. It's not overly complex. 

It took us one to two days at a maximum to install everything and to get everything going. 

We have two technicians and three engineers that can handle any deployment or maintenance tasks.

What about the implementation team?

We handled the setup ourselves. We did not require the assistance of any integrators or consultants. It was all done in-house. 

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

We have a subscription for the signatures and footprints. 

What other advice do I have?

We are a customer and an end-user.

We always use two older versions than the latest in case the latest has bugs or issues.

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

I would recommend this product to other users and companies. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Carlos Reis - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Has great security intelligence features
Pros and Cons
  • "I like the security solutions from Cisco."
  • "There are certain limitations that need to be addressed."

What is our primary use case?

People still aggregate these functions. We have files that only serve the purpose of NextGen NGIPS.  They have no rules that just allow pure source running and execution. We need regular firewall protection with NetGen. It's nice because we can lease both firewall and IPS system functions. We have both running on the network.

What is most valuable?

Apex IPaaS functions itself. You can create an intrusion rule that can be used for blocking purposes.

I like the security solutions from Cisco. They don't only give you the IPS itself, but you also have another database and other applications. 

They also have the security intelligence feature. This is one of the first software lines. This brings you the URLs, IPs, etc. This is even before the access control.

What needs improvement?

There are certain limitations that need to be addressed. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the Cisco NGIPS for two years. 

How are customer service and support?

Cisco support is very good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What other advice do I have?

For the time being, I never received a complaint about a policy, but this may happen in the future. This can be due to consistent integration. 

They filter even between different companies and stuff and cloud providers and I've never received any complaints about the speed.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Infrastructure and Security Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
The console has everything you need in one place
Pros and Cons
  • "I like how NGIPS has everything in one console."
  • "The look and feel of the console could be updated."

What is our primary use case?

We use NGIPS for monitoring and firewall purposes. We have about 3,000 users. 

What is most valuable?

I like how NGIPS has everything in one console.  

What needs improvement?

The look and feel of the console could be updated. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used NGIPS for about five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

NGIPS is stable.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up NGIPS was complex. We needed help from a Cisco specialist. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Cisco NGIPS eight out of 10 overall.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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