Re: Firewalls

[Alan Nord <anord () MACALESTER EDU>]

We just replaced a pair of Cisco ASA 5550s with Palo Alto 3020s.  Could not
be happier with the feature set and the visibility Palo Alto provides.  If
you can, do a 30 day demo of each product and you will see the difference.
 We are using nearly every feature the box provides and have not had any
performance issues.  Tough part is the mind set of applications vs. ports,
but once you get that down you are set.  I am ready for the semester to
start to put this thing to the test.


On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:23 PM, John Kaftan <jkaftan () utica edu> wrote:

> We have been using Fortinet 1000as for the last 6 years.  We are currently
> in a firewall RFP to replace these boxes and wonder if anyone out there can
> help.
>
> We are planning on having two firewalls in an HA configuration.  We have
> about 1500 users on campus and about 2500 distance and commuter students.
>  We have a 1 Gb internet connection.  We are only looking to protect our
> edge.
>
> We are looking at the following options.
>
>
> Fortigate 1000cs
> Cisco ASA 5580s
> Palo-Alto 5020s
>
> Reading through the literature can be overwhelming with UTM firewalls.
>  I'd just like to know if anybody is using one of these platforms and the
> pros and cons you see.  Specifically, we are concerned about support and
> how the boxes perform as you turn on features, also usability.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> John Kaftan
> IT Infrastructure Manager
> Utica College


-- 
Alan Nord, CCNA
Infrastructure Manager
Information Technology Services
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105