GlobalProtect

As it's a PaloAlto solution, it's tightly integrated with the PaloAlto/PAN environment. Central management with our existing Panorama and user ID agent is great. High availability in terms of central management is a plus. We also have an ESA that's covering the whole PAN environment, and we're getting great support from the PAN team. Again from a management perspective we can utilize Strata Cloud Management or Panorama for management. Therefore it provides us flexibility for the projects throughout the world.

1. ability to retain a list of IPs 2. not web browser based 3. clean UIP

Integration with P.A. Firewalls for security policy enforcement on desktop, laptop and mobile device endpoints.

Version management as we are stuck on the Global Protect agent 6.2.x version. There are other newer releases, however they're not recommended. I don't believe that the new versions will be recommended soon. The agent is just a vpn connectivity agent. Other vendors and solutions serve or bundle with additional features like data security, endpoint security agent, extended DEX etc. Adem is somewhat interesting, it's a fully cloud based solution. Even though it's a cloud-based solution with AI included, it lacks in triage. I don't get the full details of what's going on in the client device. Problems related to mobile endpoints cannot be analyzed thoroughly. There's no way to get a clean tirage from the mobile devices.

1. it has a tendency to auto click ok while entering password/ code 2. it freezes too often 3. not enough config options

The cost of the product is the biggest disadvantage. Implementation was more difficult than we originally planned, with challenges in our global workforce in Central and South America who had low bandwidth internet connections. Connection drops are more frequent than our previous VPN solution which some users complain about.