Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 30, 2026
My main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is related to Kubernetes instrumentation and visibility, although it is difficult to specify a main use case. When I work with Kubernetes, it is a very dynamic environment where we have pods that are going up and down all the time, and most of the customers don't have visibility about how those pods communicate between themselves or what type of service they consume outside.By doing instrumentation in Kubernetes, which I have done already, even in OpenShift for on-premise environments and also on Azure, we are able to see all the pods that go up and down and all the communication that they establish inside the pod and outside the Kubernetes environment.
Sales Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Apr 28, 2026
I usually recommend Akamai Guardicore Segmentation for larger companies, as we started to work with Guardicore before the acquisition and then moved to distribute Akamai. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is not a simple solution for the Italian market because we are suffering from nanism; the majority of our companies have under 1,000 employees. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is enterprise software, but they are pretty good in that area. It is more suitable for bigger companies. The reasons are not solely about pricing; it is also about the knowledge of the security manager in companies across Italy. For example, a small company with 500 employees might have a limited budget for cybersecurity and typically does not consider micro-segmentation as a primary solution. They may manage cybersecurity issues effectively with their existing LAN setup until they grow larger and face more complexity, which is why micro-segmentation becomes necessary. However, in Italy, it is not as well-known as in other markets due to the customer base.
Our main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is to implement micro-segmentation and Zero Trust security across hybrid environments, including both on-premises and cloud workloads. We primarily use it to gain visibility into east-west traffic to control the communication between application and servers, which helps in reducing the risk of lateral movement in case of security breach. Additionally, we use it for application dependency mapping to understand how workloads interact, creating granular segmentation policies based on application, environment, and role, improving compliance posture, especially for banking and financial customers. Overall, it helps us to move from traditional perimeter-based security to more workload-level security approach.
I use Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to block lateral movement of malicious software like ransomware. This is very important to protect my business and my corporation. I create labels for any assets to create rule sets in Guardicore Center with the configuration. The logs and network logs provide visibility that is very important for my business and my corporate entity. We use microsegmentation by environment. I do segmentation for production, homologation, and development. It is very important. Today, I have segmentation for Kubernetes in Guardicore, but I have problems with Guardicore with segmentation for Kubernetes because it is connected to SaaS. This is very important because we have projects starting in Kubernetes in my enterprise. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is deployed in my organization on a hybrid cloud because 99% is on a private cloud computer.
Senior Security Analyst at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Dec 11, 2025
My main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is segmenting legacy operating systems. I use Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to segment legacy operating systems because they do not support our EDR tools due to their age, and I chose Akamai Guardicore because its agents support very old systems that need to be segmented from the rest of the network. We are mainly using it for legacy systems.
Learn what your peers think about Akamai Guardicore Segmentation. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.
Information Security Consultant at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Aug 27, 2024
We want segmentation for a data center, and we have the problem that we cannot change IP addresses within the data center. So we need a solution. With the Guardicore solution, we can keep the IP addresses. Additionally, we get agent-based segmentation, and we don’t have to change anything on the network. These are the main reasons why we chose Guardicore for micro-segmentation.
Solution Architecht at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
Top 10
Jan 30, 2024
In India, one use case is in the banking industry. In general, one customer used it for microsegmentation deployed across four locations. Another used it for telemetry and microsegmentation. These were deployments for customers in India and the Philippines. The workloads have been seamlessly integrated for segmentation. The network has been transited smoothly. So, the integration was straightforward and without major issues.
Senior Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
Nov 9, 2022
Guardicore Centra is used to ring-fence a crucial, business-critical application. We completed the AD integration while also attempting to isolate the jump station with an agent.
Information Security Engineering Consultant at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
May 6, 2021
I am using it for segmentation. If someone has access to a development system, they can't take that development system and access production equipment.
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation offers extensive visibility and micro-segmentation capabilities, integrating seamlessly with diverse environments to enhance security measures. Organizations benefit from its platform agnosticism and centralized firewall management, maximizing protection and operational efficiency.Known for its detailed network visibility, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation streamlines security operations across different platforms. It facilitates ease of policy creation and allows...
My main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is related to Kubernetes instrumentation and visibility, although it is difficult to specify a main use case. When I work with Kubernetes, it is a very dynamic environment where we have pods that are going up and down all the time, and most of the customers don't have visibility about how those pods communicate between themselves or what type of service they consume outside.By doing instrumentation in Kubernetes, which I have done already, even in OpenShift for on-premise environments and also on Azure, we are able to see all the pods that go up and down and all the communication that they establish inside the pod and outside the Kubernetes environment.
I usually recommend Akamai Guardicore Segmentation for larger companies, as we started to work with Guardicore before the acquisition and then moved to distribute Akamai. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is not a simple solution for the Italian market because we are suffering from nanism; the majority of our companies have under 1,000 employees. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is enterprise software, but they are pretty good in that area. It is more suitable for bigger companies. The reasons are not solely about pricing; it is also about the knowledge of the security manager in companies across Italy. For example, a small company with 500 employees might have a limited budget for cybersecurity and typically does not consider micro-segmentation as a primary solution. They may manage cybersecurity issues effectively with their existing LAN setup until they grow larger and face more complexity, which is why micro-segmentation becomes necessary. However, in Italy, it is not as well-known as in other markets due to the customer base.
Our main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is to implement micro-segmentation and Zero Trust security across hybrid environments, including both on-premises and cloud workloads. We primarily use it to gain visibility into east-west traffic to control the communication between application and servers, which helps in reducing the risk of lateral movement in case of security breach. Additionally, we use it for application dependency mapping to understand how workloads interact, creating granular segmentation policies based on application, environment, and role, improving compliance posture, especially for banking and financial customers. Overall, it helps us to move from traditional perimeter-based security to more workload-level security approach.
I use Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to block lateral movement of malicious software like ransomware. This is very important to protect my business and my corporation. I create labels for any assets to create rule sets in Guardicore Center with the configuration. The logs and network logs provide visibility that is very important for my business and my corporate entity. We use microsegmentation by environment. I do segmentation for production, homologation, and development. It is very important. Today, I have segmentation for Kubernetes in Guardicore, but I have problems with Guardicore with segmentation for Kubernetes because it is connected to SaaS. This is very important because we have projects starting in Kubernetes in my enterprise. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is deployed in my organization on a hybrid cloud because 99% is on a private cloud computer.
Our main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is the implementation in Kubernetes AWS.
My main use case for Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is segmenting legacy operating systems. I use Akamai Guardicore Segmentation to segment legacy operating systems because they do not support our EDR tools due to their age, and I chose Akamai Guardicore because its agents support very old systems that need to be segmented from the rest of the network. We are mainly using it for legacy systems.
We want segmentation for a data center, and we have the problem that we cannot change IP addresses within the data center. So we need a solution. With the Guardicore solution, we can keep the IP addresses. Additionally, we get agent-based segmentation, and we don’t have to change anything on the network. These are the main reasons why we chose Guardicore for micro-segmentation.
In India, one use case is in the banking industry. In general, one customer used it for microsegmentation deployed across four locations. Another used it for telemetry and microsegmentation. These were deployments for customers in India and the Philippines. The workloads have been seamlessly integrated for segmentation. The network has been transited smoothly. So, the integration was straightforward and without major issues.
We use the solution for micro segmentation.
We use the product in the production environment of server infrastructure.
It's micro-segmentation.
Our clients look for server-to-server segmentation that includes both inbound and outbound ringfencing.
Guardicore Centra is used to ring-fence a crucial, business-critical application. We completed the AD integration while also attempting to isolate the jump station with an agent.
We primarily use the solution for a micro-segmentation to match the GDPR compliance.
I am using it for segmentation. If someone has access to a development system, they can't take that development system and access production equipment.