AppDynamics, Inc. is an American privately held application performance management and IT Operations Analytics ITOA company based in San Francisco, CA. This market is known as Application Intelligence. The company focuses on managing the performance and availability of applications across cloud computing environments as well as inside the data center. Aside from the core APM functionality AppDynamics Unified Monitoring solution provides an application-centric, integrated monitoring platform that traces and monitors every user interaction from end-user client to application code to third-party services/databases and supporting infrastructure. Unlike other unified monitoring solutions AppDynamics is one integrated platform built from the ground up for application monitoring across end-user, application, DB, and infrastructure. One modern UI, consistent data model for monitoring across distributed environment, one datastore architecture, and one flexible and easy installation.
Palo Alto Networks is a multinational cybersecurity company widely recognized for its advanced security solutions aimed at preventing cyberattacks and securing various segments of IT infrastructure. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services designed to secure applications, data, and networks across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Palo Alto differentiates itself through its strong integration capabilities, enabling seamless interoperability with a wide range of third-party applications and services within its ecosystem. The company's solutions cater to diverse environments, including cloud-native applications, on-premises data centers, and hybrid scenarios, making it a versatile choice for enterprises. Palo Alto Networks offers bundled solutions that combine various products and services, providing cost-effective options for customers. Additionally, the company is known for its strong customer support and professional services, offering various levels of support plans to meet different organizational needs.
Core Offerings:
Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs): Palo Alto Networks is perhaps best known for its advanced firewalls designed to provide network security, visibility, and granular control of network traffic based on applications, users, and content.
Cloud Security: Their Prisma Cloud platform offers extensive cloud security capabilities, ensuring compliance, data protection, and threat prevention across various cloud environments, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
Advanced Threat Protection: They offer solutions for detecting and responding to advanced threats using AI and machine learning, such as WildFire for malware analysis and AutoFocus for threat intelligence.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Combining networking and security functions into a unified cloud service to support the dynamic secure access needs of organizations' distributed workforces.
