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Re: Opinions wanted...
From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:20:06 -0800
The advantage of a standard hardware platform doesn't really exist for us, sad to say, though we do show a preference for Dell. It is an interesting perspective however - I'll definitely make that something we look at. On Nov 23, 2007 6:33 AM, Timothy Shea <tim () tshea net> wrote:
IMHO - if you haven't used either platform before and only 3 firewalls - either solution will require an equal amount of training to understand and my guess is that the VAR who is recommending against checkpoint will make more money if you buy checkpoint versus sidewinder. That being said - for your type of application I would lean toward CheckPoint Secure Platform (SPLAT) versus Sidewinder or Checkpoint running on Nokia and my reasoning is that I can normally use what ever hardware platform my server teams support versus buying an all in one appliance solution (checkpoint nokia, sidewinder). t.s On Nov 21, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Kurt Buff wrote:All, I've been working with Watchguards at my current employer for quite a while, but we're looking to replace them. We've received a recommendation from one firm for Sidewinders (a 410 and a couple of 110s for the branch offices). We've received a recommendation against the Sidewinders from another firm saying that they are too complex to manage easily, and require extensive training to understand - they recommend Checkpoint instead. Neither seems to be completely out of our price range, so it would seem to come down to concerns regarding initial implementation and ongoing management. Are the Sidewinders that much more complex than Checkpoints? Is one "better" (for whatever that might mean to you) than the other - that is, if you have experience with both, which would you prefer, and why? I, of course, am excited to be learning a new platform, and want to move away from some of the quirkiness of the ancient Fireboxes we have, but want to make a reasonable recommendation to management. Thanks, Kurt _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards_______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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Current thread:
- Opinions wanted... Kurt Buff (Nov 23)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Timothy Shea (Nov 23)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Dave Piscitello (Nov 23)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Kurt Buff (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Kurt Buff (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... dlang (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Dave Piscitello (Nov 23)
- Re: Opinions wanted... ArkanoiD (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Kurt Buff (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Chris Blask (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Cat Okita (Nov 25)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Kurt Buff (Nov 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Opinions wanted... dlang (Nov 26)
- Re: Opinions wanted... Timothy Shea (Nov 23)