If they do well what you need them to do, wouldn't it be easier to just upgrade to the current versions ? That would also probably give you the advantage of expoering current configs to their repsctive newer devices?
I know that used to be the case with sonicwalls (buts that was years ago From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] New Firewall Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:56:26 +0000 End of life for both. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Stovall Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] New Firewall Why replace them if they're doing what you need? On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:31 PM, David McSpadden <[email protected]> wrote: Well I guess my requirements would be to continue to do what the ASA 5500 does and what the Ironport WSA does. (The ASA also does our VPN connections, very limited to a few personnel and they use the AnyConnect client.) From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew S. Baker Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:27 PM To: ntsysadm <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] New Firewall The Palo Alto devices are quite stellar, but do require a shift in how you think about device configuration. I'm still more inclined to recommend Fortinet devices, from a bang-for-the-buck perspective. Of course, you haven't actually told us what your requirements are, so this is just another name-your-preferred-vendor exercise. Regards, ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market… GPG: 1AF3 EEC3 7C3C E88E B0EF 4319 8F28 A483 A182 EF3A On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 8:13 AM, David McSpadden <[email protected]> wrote: We are looking to replace our ASA 5500 and Ironport WSA. What is the leader in Firewall’s currently. (NextGen type firewall.) We have some that are saying Palo Alto is the only way to go but just wondering from the list what everybody else if feeling good about these days. David McSpadden System Administrator Indiana Members Credit Union P: 317.554.8190 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
