What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for antivirus protection. We do know it does more, however, we're trying to just get the antivirus program up and working and functioning at this point.
How has it helped my organization?
It's allowed us to really cover all of our endpoints, including servers, Macs, and services. We're hoping to do a kiosk mode in some of these services for our labs and facilities, and we're hoping that SentinelOne can actually do that. We're going to work with them to make sure we can get that rolled out.
What is most valuable?
The fact that they have a lot of search features is very helpful. We can go into their filters and we can filter out by specific computer name, for example. We can specify if we want Macs or we want Windows computers, or if we want just laptops, or desktops. There's just a lot of versatility as to how we can look up the devices and really drill down.
The interoperability with other SentinelOne solutions and other third-party tools is good. For other third-party tools, I've used other antivirus software that doesn't have this type of interface. This gives you a lot more latitude to control the computer to basically push out updates and monitor what's going on with the endpoints immediately. It really helps with everything that you need to be on top of quickly, and it really helps that we can monitor everything in real-time.
It integrates smoothly with other solutions. We were able to push out the software and the agent to all the endpoints rather easily. There were only a few stragglers who just weren't physically on and weren't getting the endpoint, however, the rollout went pretty smoothly. The few endpoints not covered were ones that weren't turned on or not in use.
My impressions of the solution's ability to ingest and correlate across our security solutions are positive. It works really well.
We like the fact that we actually have a dedicated person at SentinelOne that we can talk with and work with.
It's helped to reduce alerts. The alerts have really gone down. We've actually had a lot of good coverage. There really haven't been that many alerts or issues. They've actually caught a lot of issues and threats before it's even been a problem. It's really helped cut down on the amount of work that we have to do on our end for troubleshooting and the prevention of viruses or phishing attempts.
This solution helped us to free up the time for other projects and tasks for your team members. We just rolled out a new software program, and it allowed us to focus on that more rather than having to deal with virus alerts that come through from our previous virus program. They've really managed it for us and really helped us find more time to work on the projects that we really need to focus on to advance our business rather than worry about threats that are coming through. It's been quite a time saver.
It helped to reduce our organization's mean time to detect. It's got a much nicer interface to work with, and it's really helped to have them as a working partner rather than our previous vendor which was just a little harder to get a hold of and not as easy to work with.
The mean time to respond is much quicker than what we did have.
It has helped to reduce our organizational risks. We save a lot of hours by not having to deal with all the alerts and managing them. It has saved us many hours of work and really helped us focus on what we really are there to do rather than working on the threats that come our way.
The solution does allow us to be innovative. The product has a nice interface and is quite robust in comparison. We like the options and availability and how it allowed us to manage our endpoints.
What needs improvement?
Using the filters takes a little bit of time to get used to. There are so many. You have to scroll from side to side in the filter section to find them. It's not very user-friendly.
Some of the options they have up top are a bit much. It is a bit daunting. It minimizes, and then you have to click on select filters for it to completely open, and then you've got a scroll to the right or scroll to the left. Even if you maximize your screen from left to right, there are still more filters to scroll through. They're not well laid out.
I haven't used the reporting feature much, however, having a little bit more options in reporting would be helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using the solution about six months ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have about 400 endpoints. They are all deployed in one location.
It is a scalable product. If we need to add more endpoints, we can. That said, we have yet to scale.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been really good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had a current vendor called Carbon Black who did our antivirus software, however, it wasn't it wasn't working as well as we would have liked. So we went with SentinelOne to give us a more complete solution.
There is just a lot of functionality on the end of SentinelOne that we just didn't have with Carbon Black, and it just made a lot more sense to go with this. Even though it was priced a little bit more.
How was the initial setup?
I was involved in the deployment of the solution. The process was very simple. SentinelOne took care of most of it for us.
SentinelOne pushed out the agent for us.
We did not need a lot of resources in terms of staff members. We were involved in the planning yet not too much of the implementation. We're still working on covering the last few machines.
There is some maintenance, however, they are mostly updates and those are pushed out by SentinelOne.
What about the implementation team?
We had a representative from the vendor who helped with the deployment.
What was our ROI?
I can't speak to the exact numbers in terms of ROI. However, other programs do not have as much support and in that sense, support, along with savings, has provided some form of ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My understanding is the pricing is reasonable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated other options as well. We looked at Norton, McAfee, and Avast, which were built-in. We went with this product based on the support we would get and the fact that they were personable and easy to work with. We have a dedicated customer service rep that we can talk with about any issues.
What other advice do I have?
We do not use the Ranger feature at this time. We would need to upgrade if we wanted to use that, apparently. So we just decided not to go with that.
The quality is good. I like the way it works and the amount of options it has. However, it has so many options and functionalities you need to really figure out how it works. It takes care of a lot of things for you. You can just set it and forget it.
They are great as a strategic security partner. They worked closely with us and were good at explaining the layout and how the solution would work. They are very helpful.
I'd recommend the solution for users looking for antivirus or endpoint management. It's got great features for both small and large companies. I'd talk with SentinelOne about a company's individual needs. They are quite flexible.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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