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Palo Alto Networks K2-Series Primary Use Case

Krishnakumar M - PeerSpot reviewer
enterprise architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The existing solution is primarily provided for cloud vendors or cloud customers who typically request an external firewall for various scenarios. For these cases, I provide this same cloud-based solution. They often want third-party solutions, and we cater to those needs for our customers.

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RJ
Director at MICROLOGIC NETWORKS PRIVATE LIMITED
I use the Palo Alto Networks K2-Series for protection from perimeter network security and internet security. View full review »
Sumit Bhanwala - PeerSpot reviewer
architect at Tata Consultancy

It is a very user-administration-friendly solution. They are always upgrading their solutions. They were the first ones to come up with the sector solutions. They are always updating their solutions and proactively giving solutions updates as well.

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Palo Alto Networks K2-Series
June 2025
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JD
Network Support at Bravantic

I support the Palo Alto firewall that is already installed. We have the Palo Alto in the data center, and we just have to put access within most various VLANs and permit some type of service or access.

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reviewer2224035 - PeerSpot reviewer
Design engineer at a construction company with 201-500 employees

We use this firewall for internal use and internal needs, focusing on network security and all sorts of things.

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NiteshSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Architect at network techlab

We primarily use the solution in conjunction with Palo Alto products. Although we currently are not using Prisma, we have a dedicated link for the Prisma solution. We predominantly deal with hardware and various software solutions, including the VM Series.

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TD
Chef manager at Secure360

We are using Palo Alto Networks K2-Series to have security for one of the leading educational institutions.

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MM
Security Presales Architect at BARQ Systems

I use Palo Alto as an Intrusion Prevention System, and as a normal firewall to block and allow IPs and ports. I use it for file analysis and sandboxing as well.

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Kyaw Bo Bo Htun - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at One Cloud

We use Palo Alto Networks K2-Series in projects as a firewall.

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reviewer1469319 - PeerSpot reviewer
Industrial Controls Advisor at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

We have eight VFDs. We have the bigger firewalls. I forget the model number but they're the bigger ones. We have smaller ones—the 220s— so we have a pretty good range of Palo Alto firewalls that we use in our company.

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AA
Incident Monitoring Analyst at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

We use the solution as a firewall product. 

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reviewer1735683 - PeerSpot reviewer
Instrutor at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I use this to provide better content to my students as an instructor.

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reviewer904116 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Advisor to COO at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

I'm a telecom operator, so all of my IT and network management stuff is behind this firewall. 

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reviewer1052133 - PeerSpot reviewer
Communications Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Generally, the solution is used as a perimeter-based firewall with a secondary firewall covering the servers.

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YS
Cybersec Consultant at Freelance

We primarily use the solution for protection, especially web protection.

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Hamada Elewa - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer - Security Presales at Raya Integration

We are a system integrator and the Palo Alto K2-Series is one of the network solutions that we implement for our clients.

Many of the implementations that I am part of are for the banking sector in Egypt and generally, they are not interested in cloud-based solutions. The K2-Series is well-suited for this use case.

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it_user1298121 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security & Virtualization at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The primary use for this solution depends on the preference of a customer and to some extent their existing environment.  

We have to establish things like:  

  • what are the business requirements  
  • how we can utilize what is existing or if the client needs to upgrade equipment  
  • what kind of servers do we put in  
  • what kind of servers does he have on cloud  
  • what kind of servers do we have on-premises  

So it all depends on the customer's requirements. If a query comes up with a client, I am happy to answer that and provide a resolution but the situation needs to consider specific needs.  

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reviewer1271676 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

The solution was a firewall that bridged the internal systems with their DMC equipment and/or restricted systems access that wasn't generally available to anyone outside of the organization.

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reviewer1682511 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I am using Palo Alto Networks K2-Series as a perimeter firewall.

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reviewer1600263 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We use the solution to protect our network perimeter because we have some software products that have internet connectivity.

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AJ
System Engineer at E-smart systems

We use the firewalls to defend our perimeter and data center.

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reviewer918912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center - Assistant Group Manager (Information Security) at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

We primarily use the solution as a next-generation firewall.

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reviewer1360608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Technical Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We are a system integrator and this Palo Alto K2-Series is one of the firewall products that we implement for our customers.

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it_user1350909 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at Infort

We are a solution provider and the Palo Alto K2-Series is one of the products that we implement for our clients. Our clients for this work in a variety of sectors.

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AS
CSD Manager at BTC

We are a solution provider and this is one of the firewalls that we provide to our customers.

The majority of our customers for Palo Alto products are in the banking industry.

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it_user1057956 - PeerSpot reviewer
Hardware Engineer with 51-200 employees

I am a network security engineer and this is one of the products that make up our security solution. We implement this product for our clients.

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SI
Security Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Until recently, most of my time was spent implementing this product and our company still does that. As a security solutions architect, I'm now more focused on the architecture and that side of things. We're partners with Palo Alto. 

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Buyer's Guide
Palo Alto Networks K2-Series
June 2025
Learn what your peers think about Palo Alto Networks K2-Series. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
861,390 professionals have used our research since 2012.