Vendor Landscape: Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network

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SonicWALL

Barracuda Networks

WatchGuard

Citrix

F5 Networks

Check Point

Juniper Networks

Array Networks

What is a Value Score?

The Value Score indexes each vendor’s product offering and business strength relative to their price point. It does not indicate vendor ranking.

Vendors that score high offer more bang for the buck (e.g. features, usability, stability, etc.) than the average vendor, while the inverse is true for those that score lower.

Price-conscious enterprises may wish to give the Value Score more consideration than those who are more focused on specific vendor/product attributes.

Weight: You can adjust the weight to what is more important to you.

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When both vendor and product weightings are equal to exactly 100%, your custom shortlist will be generated.

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Vendor

Product

Viability

Vendor is profitable, knowledgeable, and will be around for the long-term.

Strategy

Vendor is committed to the space and has a future product and portfolio roadmap.

Reach

Vendor offers global coverage and is able to sell and provide post-sales support.

Channel

Vendor channel strategy is appropriate and the channels themselves are strong.

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Features

The solution provides basic and advanced feature/functionality.

Usability

The solutions dashboard and reporting tool are intuitive and easy to use.

Affordability

The five year TCO of the solution is economical.

Architecture

The delivery method of the solution aligns with what is expected within the space.

Total

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What matters more, the vendor score or the product score? As you weigh the importance, we will generate the vendor shortlist to match your needs.

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SonicWALL

SonicWALL
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Barracuda

Barracuda Networks
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WatchGuard

WatchGuard
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Citrix

Citrix
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F5 Networks

F5 Networks
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Check Point

Check Point
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Juniper

Juniper Networks
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Array Networks

Array Networks
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What is a shortlist?
A shortlist is a personalized list of vendors based on the criteria above.

Your shortlist offers more information about vendor's strengths, weaknesses, price-points, etc, and ranks them according to your needs.

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Your Challenge

As organizations employ more remote and mobile workers, providing access to and protecting the corporate network becomes significantly more important. One of the key tools in ensuring the protection of enterprise data is SSL VPN.
If access to the corporate network is onerous for the remote employee, productivity will fall or, worse, the employee will pull sensitive data local, putting it at risk.
Enterprise security budgets are constrained yet must be spent on an increasing number of protection mechanisms; since spending on VPN likely takes money from other security solutions, enterprises must carefully determine if VPN is really right for their environment.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

As more and more enterprise employees are going remote, the need for secure remote access solutions continues to grow. SSL VPN should be considered as a core component of every enterprise’s remote access capability.
The SSL VPN market has matured to the point of near commoditization. Solutions fall into two camps; those that offer basic functionality for rock-bottom pricing and those that offer premium features for a comparable mark-up. Understanding enterprise needs is key to driving optimal value.
The future of dedicated SSL VPN appliances is bleak; already some vendors are rolling the capability into other network edge devices. As more and more solution providers follow this trend, dedicated appliances for VPN will soon become a thing of the past.

Impact and Result

Investing in a stable SSL VPN solution is necessary for the modern-day organization – employees expect to be able to work remotely if the need arises.
Investment in VPN will supply the enterprise with a tool designed to provide optimal access to the corporate network from the outside; a tool that is aware of all enterprise users capable of accessing the network, and adjusting the offering to suit only those needs.

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