What is our primary use case?
Our company uses the solution for a customer's email security.
Three years ago, the solution opened offices in Saudia Arabia. Previously, you could only deal with distributors.
We were introduced to the solution and conducted proof of value and concept for one customer. We implemented one year ago and the customer is happy with the solution.
Our customer has 5,000 users across a big company with many branches.
What is most valuable?
The solution is dedicated to email security and that is its core business. It is a leader in comparison to other vendors.
The solution has very strong detection for most phishing and malicious emails received from the outside. It is stronger in this area than competitors.
The TRAP is great for analytics and correlations related to the mailbox.
What needs improvement?
The solution should add post-sales training. There is no issue with the product itself but education could be improved because no information related to implementations is available. We can find sales and pre-sales training but are in need of post-sales training similarly to what is offered by other vendors.
If we know how the product works, we can implement it. Sometimes, customers ask the solution to handle implementations and that is costly. We would like the training to fully handle implementations and save our customers money.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. We had a problems during implementation but none after that was completed. We haven't received complaints or emails related to issues with the solution.
Stability is rated a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very nice and flexible, particularly for virtual machines.
Our customer did not have the particular requirement to scale.
Scalability is rated a nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Our customer has direct contact with the solution's technical support. They can escalate a case directly so sometimes do this instead of contacting our company.
Our customer has only opened one case with technical support. There were no problems with the process and the support team was both helpful and flexible.
The Saudi and UAE teams are especially flexible and help with small favors. Other vendors do not provide this level of support.
Technical support is rated a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our customer had an obsolete email security gateway from Trend Micro. This product had good endpoint protection in general, but was not strong when it came to email security so the customer did not renew the contract.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is straightforward and easy so I rate setup a nine out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
Three of our technicians implemented the solution for our customer. Implementations depend on use case and customer preparedness.
If all prerequisites are prepared by the customer in advance, then implementation is straightforward and takes one or two weeks.
Our implementation took about four months because our customer did not prepare the prerequisites. This caused a delay in the project. Otherwise, this implementation would have been completed in a week to ten days.
We handle ongoing maintenance and our customer also has a direct pipeline to the solution's technical support.
What was our ROI?
Our company has not yet realized an ROI because we recently became partners so have only closed one project. We are doing our best now to propose the solution to other customers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In general, the pricing is competitive. It is not expensive or inexpensive. Pricing is a bit above average but the solution is a leader in the area.
I rate pricing a six out of ten.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We conducted a proof of concept and proposed Forcepoint and the solution as possible options. To be honest, the solution is many times better than Forcepoint for email security.
Forcepoint has many issues that are also used for email security in another mode. We were not getting much success with email security so we proposed Proofpoint as a better option.
The two types of email protection include the gateway and the mailbox from the inside. The solution offers three tools for full protection.
The PPS provides email protection as a gateway. The IMD protects internal emails in general. The TRAP is great for analytics and correlations related to anything happening in the mailbox.
We replaced Trend Micro and implemented all three of the solution's protection components.
What other advice do I have?
If you want the solution to be implemented properly, then it is important for customers to have prerequisites ready. Technically, the solution can be implemented but customers need to understand their wants, needs, and requirements to ensure a successful implementation. Implementations are easy and flexible when requirements are known in advance.
I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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