PA is (or was) willing to negotiate if you buy direct. As soon as they knew they could take business away from Cisco, they got very aggressive. Like I say, replacing 2 ASA's with 2 PA's ended up being cheaper. This was about 2 years ago.
Another trick is to get an eval unit. Then you can get a PA engineer to do most of the initial configuration. Small business may not be able to pull that off, but medium to large should. On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the PA technology, but I'm still disgruntled about the PA pricing > (and initial configuration complexity) for all but larger enterprises... > > > > > > > *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> > *Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for > the SMB market…* > > > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Kevin Lundy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Palo Alto. Can be expensive. When I last purchased though, it was >> cheaper to buy the PA, than to replace our outdated ASAs with new versions >> and renew our Websense subscription. You have to let the sales folks know >> you are looking at competitive products. >> >> It is my opinion that the PA platform is the most secure gateway device >> out there currently. Additionally they have an add-on service >> (Wildfire) that can evaluate traffic for zero day threats and IPTs. >> >> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I’m going around in circles trying to make a decision on a new Firewall >>> and Web filtering appliance. >>> >>> >>> >>> We currently have the SonicWall NSA240 * 2 for HA and iPrism for >>> Webfiltering. We have increased our speed on Rogers fibre to 200 / 200 Mbs, >>> the SonicWall is only 100 Mbs. Also the iPrism can’t handle our 300 + users >>> any more, delays when trying to open a web page. >>> >>> >>> >>> So I have been looking at Cisco ASA, upgraded SonicWall, Barracuda, >>> Fortinet and Sophos SG 330. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cisco – looks very complicated to setup and $$$ >>> >>> SonicWall – probably ok with a separate Web filtering appliance, easy to >>> install can upgrade current configs. >>> >>> Barracuda – looks good, Googling and reviews not so good. >>> >>> Fortinet – looks ok >>> >>> Sophos – looks good on paper and I already have Sophos endpoint >>> protection, leaning towards this solution. >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone that can give me real hands on recommendations? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________ >>> >>> *Stefan Jafs* >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
