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Improves management abilities by simplifying the implementation of policies for all branches
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like most about this solution is that it allows me to push multiple policies on multiple followers at the same time."
  • "Customer support can improve."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case of this solution is jack monitoring and file management. 

How has it helped my organization?

The solution improves my management abilities by simplifying the implementation of policies for all my branches. 

What is most valuable?

What I like most about this solution is that it allows me to push multiple policies on multiple followers at the same time. For instance, I can work on a policy and it gets submitted on more than one file. It is a good feature for me to have, because I have many branches, so it gives me the ability to implement more than one policy, or to implement one policy on multiple files. I like the ease of management for the policies in the all files.

What needs improvement?

I have had some leakage issues before, but it was solved. I would, however like to see better integration with other products.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Palo Alto Networks Panorama for three to four years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

To be honest, the stability is really good, but perhaps it is from the Amazon Web Services (AWS). I haven't tried it on VMware yet, because I use Tekfy as a platform. The implementation on AWS made my life very easy. There was a template for this program on AWS, so I only needed to install my license and then it implemented Panorama.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The minimum license is for 25 users, so up until now, I didn't need to scale. We currently have five or six users who work on the program daily, and most of them are in the security division. One person is using Panorama to check for the logs from the files, and then we have a security consultant. We have one or two staff responsible for maintenance. 

We used three people for deployment, as we were already using some of them for the branches, creating a VPN between AWS and to create firewalls to ensure that everything was working fast. 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good, but it can be better. I will rate the customer service eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward because we used a consultant of the company to do the installment. They did a good job with it.

My implementation strategy was to install Palo Alto Networks Panorama first, and then implement and integrate it with all my other files. It took us about two weeks to deploy the program.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked at FireMon, but FireMon was more expensive, and the main requirement for FireMon is to manage more than one file from different vendors. We didn't need it.

What other advice do I have?

I will recommend this solution to others because it is a good solution, but only if you are using multiple files and not only two or three files. You should have at least five files for this solution to be right for you. I rate this product an eight out of ten. Easier implementation with other solutions will increase my rating.

In the future, I would like to see additional features being able to install firewalls using remote sites and the ability to do initial configuration using Panorama. I would like this initial configuration to be copied on USP and have the firewalls configured to connect to the Panorama. 

I would, therefore, like to see easier configuration and implementation in the next version. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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NetworkAa5e9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Architect at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Provides a quicker response time to vulnerabilities and more visibility into traffic flows
Pros and Cons
  • "It provides a quicker response time to vulnerabilities and more visibility into traffic flows."
  • "My pain point is the automation process is not well-documented. There are some things that they could improve on there."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is the centralized management of our firewalls.

How has it helped my organization?

It provides a quicker response time to vulnerabilities and more visibility into traffic flows.

I think it increases staff productivity.

What is most valuable?

Its automatability: You need it to automate things. We have used it for URL blocking. For example, if there is a threat out there, and we needed to immediately block a new malicious URL across a global enterprise, this is pretty difficult. With Panorama, we can automate this easily with their API. 

What needs improvement?

My pain point is the automation process is not well-documented. There are some things that they could improve on there.

If you go in the system to search for something, it is not intuitive. They could really improve that.

There is a concept of device groups and a concept of templates. The templates can allow for inheritance, but the device groups do not.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is fairly stable. We do pretty heavy bug testing. We have a rigorous code review process that we go through for each version. Therefore, stability is on the top of our list of things that we look at. So, I haven't ran into any issues where it's flaking out altogether. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's fairly scalable. We probably have 12 to 16 of them spread across the globe to help with regional redundancy, because we don't want our firewall talking to Panorama across a slow land link. So, we've split them out globally, but it seems pretty scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is pretty good. We do have a resident engineer from Palo Alto who sits right next to me. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy, but I have done it like a thousand times before with a bunch of other products. The product is not much different than anything else.

What about the implementation team?

We outsource a lot of our boots on the ground, which is actually a lot by design. With every company, when you have two different organizations working together, there is always a little bit of tension. They don't have the same reporting structure, but everything went out smoothly. 

Typically, I'll design the solution, then I'll have somebody else implement it. This is sort of how it works for everything.

What was our ROI?

With the URL filtering, we probably went down from around four hours in response time to about five minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing is not cheap. There are always hidden costs. You have support costs, or maybe you need to buy more optics on how the solution fits into the rest of your environment. It is possible some of the rest of your environment will need to change too.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I think we're getting AlgoSac, which is another firewall automation tool. However, I wasn't involved with the decision for that one so I'm not too sure on the specifics, but I know we are going with them.

What other advice do I have?

If you are looking at getting a Palo Alto firewall, then you should probably at least look into Panorama. Because if you start out just putting in firewalls and you don't have this, you will be kicking yourself that you didn't have this from day one. 

If you have just one firewall out there, maybe you don't need it. However, if you have two or three, then you should probably get it to be in front of a lot of the features which you will want eventually.

It is pretty solid product. Our security program is fairly immature compared to other enterprises, and this product has definitely helped us lock down things.

We have a rigorous code review process. Therefore, we are always back a bunch of versions. If the latest version came out today with new features on it, we probably wouldn't get to that for quite a while.

There are only certain things that you can do within the Panorama solution.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Network Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Excellent centralization, very reliable, but sometimes when we push we have to be repeat the process
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable item is centralization and we can get all of the router bases in a single window."
  • "I am observing that whenever pushing our configurations sometimes the configuration will not push properly and then we have to go to the individual firewall and save it again."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for layered firewalls and we are adding these firewalls to the panorama.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable item is centralization and we can get all of the router bases in a single window. 

What needs improvement?

I am observing that whenever pushing our configurations sometimes the configuration will not push properly and then we have to go to the individual firewall and save it again.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Palo Alto Networks Panorama for the past four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good and once again I would rate it an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is excellent. I would say on a scale of one to ten it rates an eight. We have around twenty who are using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is very good. From the time we do the initial ticket for assistance we see a response within the day.

What about the implementation team?

The initial setup was done by the best through one of our senior network engineers.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is pretty average. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a five.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Palo Alto Networks Panorama a seven on a scale of one to ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1656144 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Implementation Engineer at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
Great centralized management, easy to set up, and scales well
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution, especially the latest versions, is very stable."
  • "The customer support needs to be better."

What is our primary use case?

Panorama is one centralized management server through which all our devices are protected. It's a security management tool.

What is most valuable?

One of the most valuable aspects for us is the fact that all of the policy management and configuration management is able to happen right from the centralized management. This makes everything much easier.

The initial setup is pretty simple.

The solution, especially the latest versions, is very stable.

The product can scale well.

What needs improvement?

The customer support needs to be better. Sometimes we need to wait for hours before getting someone from the product team or someone from the Palo Alto customer support to get on a call if we are facing some issue. They could reduce the wait times.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Palo Alto for about a year and a half.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. The more high-end devices you take, the more stability. If you're using a little old model of firewalls, then there are issues with regard to stability. In such cases, Palo Alto would likely recommend you upgrade to the latest hardware. The latest hardware is really very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is quite scalable. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is quite slow. They are not quick to respond.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy. It is not that complex. There are articles and documentation, readily available on the Palo Alto website, the Palo Alto Portal, which can help you figure out how to configure the device.

Our deployment strategy for any new customer is to directly implement it in a testing phase. In a testing phase, we try to see if all the requirements that the customer wants to see if we will be facing any challenges. We want to initially try and replicate that in a lab scenario. That way, if there are any issues, we can get back to the team at Palo Alto and ask them questions. If it works, then the customer goes into production.

We don't have any dedicated person for maintaining anything. The antivirus, everything, can be directly, automatically updated on the firewall. That is not an issue. On top of that, if a particular device is getting into trouble then we get the NMS alerts for that device. In such scenarios, once we have a device failure at a particular site, we can have that device replaced. We can open a case with the vendor and once we give them a particular serial number or the VM instance, we can initiate an RML to replace that device with a new device. It takes a couple of days for that to happen.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have another team that handles licensing. In operations, we do not have any visibility with regard to cost.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very happy with its capabilities.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
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reviewer1542609 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
An easy initial setup with good policies and good scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "The firewall rules and policies are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
  • "The product could offer more integration with other solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution in order to protect our perimeter. It's used for security purposes.

How has it helped my organization?

The product is set up so that we can handle more than one firewall. We can handle a bunch all in one application. It makes it simpler that everything is more centralized.

What is most valuable?

The firewall rules and policies are the most valuable aspects of the solution.

The interface and dashboard are quite good. 

We haven't had any issues with the management of the solution.

The product offers good technical support and documentation.

We haven't had issues with scalability or performance. It's been very stable over the years.

I don't recall the initial setup giving us any troubles.

What needs improvement?

I haven't come across any issues with the product. Overall, it's been very positive.

I don't recall missing any features. It's a fairly complete solution.

The product could offer more integration with other solutions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been dealing with the solution for five or six years at this point. It's been a while. It's not new to our company.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. There are no glitches or bugs. It doesn't crash or freeze. the performance is reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We are currently in a hardware upgrade and I hope that it's very seamless. It is scalable; we checked the hardware and I do not expect to upgrade again due to the current hardware performance being really good.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've connected with technical support a few times. It was normal, much like our experience with other vendors. They are average and provide the support we require. We are satisfied so far with their level of attention.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also have experience with various firewalls, such as Checkpoint, Palo Alto, and Cisco.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was not handled by myself. It was handled by a colleague. However, I do not recall them struggling with the implementation. The setup seemed to be quite straightforward. It's not overly complex, from what I witnessed.

What about the implementation team?

My colleague handled the implementation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I can't directly speak to the price of the solution. It's not an aspect of the solution I handle.

What other advice do I have?

We are just customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with the organization.

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. It's been very useful for our organization and we've been quite happy with its capabilities.

It is a next-generation firewall, and therefore you can use it for a lot of requirements, and lots of solutions. I would highly recommend it.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Sontas Jiamsripong - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Presale at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
A scalable solution for centralized monitoring
Pros and Cons
  • "We use the solution for centralized monitoring."
  • "Clients need to have an alarm and alert system from which they can forward the trigger. The product needs to improve its integration as well."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for centralized monitoring. 

What needs improvement?

Clients need to have an alarm and alert system from which they can forward the trigger. The product needs to improve its integration as well. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the tool for seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the product's stability a seven out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

The product's support needs to improve. 

How was the initial setup?

The product's deployment was simple. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product's pricing is high but flexible. It now follows the pay-per-use pricing model. I would rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Project Specialist at integra software
Real User
A centralized management system that provides global visibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The reporting is great."
  • "The notification and alerting system could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Within our organization, there are roughly 800 users using Palo Alto Networks Panorama. We may continue using this solution in the future, we're not quite sure yet.

What is most valuable?

The reporting is great.

What needs improvement?

The notification and alerting system could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Palo Alto Networks Panorama for three years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Palo Alto Networks Panorama is both scalable and stable.

How are customer service and technical support?

I am very satisfied with the customer support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation process was very easy, however, installation times can vary quite a bit. For us, it took roughly a month and a half. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution through a vendor support team. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to other interested companies. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Palo Alto Networks Panorama a rating of nine.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1336062 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Cloud Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Operate more efficiently with fewer errors in security measures
Pros and Cons
  • "Palo Alto technical support is excellent."
  • "The compliance features are very effective at identifying things that need to be properly hardened."
  • "Networks Panorama has improved our organizational security"
  • "This would be a better solution if it were more tightly integrated with the firewalls."

What is our primary use case?

We are using it to manage the configuration of the firewall to validate that the environment is properly hardened (i.e., vulnerabilities are minimized).  

How has it helped my organization?

Networks Panorama has improved our organization by allowing us to operate more efficiently and make sure that fewer errors are made in our security setup and choices.  

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature in my opinion is the compliance capabilities that help us meet defined requirements. These features are very effective at identifying things that need to be properly hardened.  

What needs improvement?

I would like to see Networks Panorama more integrated into the firewall solutions rather than being a separate component. This would be helpful so that we can do rule-based change management for the firewall through it as well.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Palo Alto Networks Panorama for about nine months.  

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I think that Networks Panorama has been a very stable solution.  

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not had any issues in working with the scalability of the product. We have about five users who are primarily IP security that work directly with the product. The number of users is not a problem. The scalability obviously has to do with applying the product to the architecture.  

How are customer service and technical support?

My experience with Palo Alto technical support has been excellent.  

How was the initial setup?

The installation and setup are very straightforward.  

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing model is reasonable for this class of solutions.  

What other advice do I have?

Implementing Palo Alto Panorama is something I would strongly recommend for people who are considering it that have a need for this kind of security solution. It makes your life a lot easier in building a robust security response.  

On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate this product overall as a nine-out-of-ten. If they fix the integration, that would bring it up pretty much right to a ten-of-ten at least for now.  

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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