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Verified User in Manufacturing

Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.)

2/29/2024

"PaloAlto network review of an IT Administrator"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect?

Although I did not directly administer the firewall or setup PaloAlto infrastructure for my org environment, I can give some feedback as both an administrator & its user. As an end user, I liked how the network traffic is both allowed & restricted at the same time. As an administrator, it is very easy to control the kind of access you want to allow your users. Moreover, troubleshooting any issue is hassle free when you have a community forum & knowledge base. Even the installation of the client on endpoints is pretty easy. You don't necessarily need someone from IT to configure it on endpoints. We have thousands of users, using it every day working remotely, especially since the covid & mandatory WFH. Implementing any big change can be challenging for an org size of 30k employees. We were using Cisco AnyConnect before which in my opinion was horrible. Moving to GlobalProtect was the best decision our leadership has made. We had different authentication methods over the course but it was surprising to see how easily it was integrated with each of them. Of Couse Azure turned out to be the best in the end. Nevertheless, you have many options. You also get a community where you can get help for any common or repeat issues but the tricky unique ones are very well addressed by the Palo Alto Tech Support. Gotta say it was impressive how it was implemented over a few weeks during the pandemic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect?

Although I love the service, some obvios factors might impact small orgs that cannot use this service. From what I know, the products are very expensive vs Cisco AnyConnect. It also requires a lot of resources such as CPU, memory & bandwidth. So if someone with less bandwidth is using it, they might face issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're all working remote since pandemic & accessing corp resources remote is both risky & challenging. It helps secure the network & allows access to the resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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