Re: NAC RFI/RFP

["Hall, Rand" <rand () MERRIMACK EDU>]

Gartner's Magic Quadrants are valuable information sources. I don't want to knock them (I use them all the time) but 
you need to use them in light of your application. NAC requirements in higher-ed may be different than those in the 
Fortune 500. IIRC, Gartner's 2009 NAC Magic Quadrant made some pretty big marketplace assumptions--assumptions that 
often don't apply to the traditional "Wild West" higher education environment.

As a law school you may have more control than the rest of us, though  :-)


Cheers,
Rand

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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Jim 
Kieley
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:45 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] NAC RFI/RFP

Ditto on no RFP. We first deployed Cisco Clean Access (CCA) 5+ years ago 
right after they acquired it from Protego. We have upgraded the hardware 
once and the software several times over the years. Last summer we went 
looking for a possible alternative product as our NAC manager/server 
appliances we're being replaced with new higher-end models. Cisco seldom 
offers much in terms of trade-in credit. Of the systems we looked at, 
Bradford seemed the most compelling until we found out a system with the 
minimal licensing we would require would cost significantly more than 
new Cisco appliances. I spoke with people at a few sites using Bradford 
and other products and the performance feedback was mixed much as mine 
would would be if asked about CCA. I also spoke with someone at Gartner 
and a person I met who does security consulting for private industry and 
government agencies. The consensus (a year ago) was that NAC is an area 
that isn't/wasn't quite there yet. Until the next generation of tools 
arrives, it was recommended that we hold off making a change which is 
what we have done (although we continue to upgrade CCA software). This 
decision was reinforced when we looked at a review Gartner did last year 
of NAC products. For all of it's imperfections, Gartner rated Cisco's 
solution most highly in it's "magic quadrant for Network Access Control."

-- 
Jim Kieley
Chief Technology Officer
Loyola Law School
Email: Jim.Kieley () lls edu
Phone: (213) 736-1470
FAX: (213) 380-3769 



James R. Pardonek wrote:
> We did not do an RFP either. We selected the Enterasys solution which 
> works on any vendor's gear.
>
> Jim
>
> James R. Pardonek, CISSP
>
> Senior Network Administrator
>
> Purdue University Calumet Data Network
>
> Information Services
>
> Purdue University Calumet
>
> Hammond, Indiana
>
> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv 
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Terence Ma
> *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 6:10 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* Re: [SECURITY] NAC RFI/RFP
>
> We did not go through a RFP process. Early on, we decided that we 
> needed a hardware based solution. We closely examined (and received 
> quotations) from Bradford, Impulse, and Trustwave. While all the 
> products were excellent, we ended up spending several months looking 
> at the differences between Bradford and impulse. We ended up selecting 
> Bradford and it is in the process of being installed right now.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *Terence Ma, Ph.D. *
>
> Chief Information Officer
>
> Touro University Nevada
>
> 874 American Pacific Drive
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> Henderson, NV 89014, USA
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> P: 702-777-1805
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> M: 702-469-1770
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> E: terence.ma () tun touro edu <mailto:terence.ma () tun touro edu>
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> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv 
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Baker, Lori
> *Sent:* Monday, June 21, 2010 3:41 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* [SECURITY] NAC RFI/RFP
>
> Hello EDUCAUSE Colleagues -
>
> Does anyone have a NAC (Network Access Control) RFP/RFI they're 
> willing to share? We're just starting to define our requirements and 
> investigate vendors, and would greatly appreciate input from other 
> institutions. Our NAC solution would be for both our administrative 
> (staff/faculty) and academic networks/users.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Lori
>
> -- 
>
> *Lori D. Baker*
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> Sr Manager, Network & Telephony
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> Information Technology
>
> *DeVry Inc. *
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