Enterprises are finding that if principal security functions such as firewall, AV, IPS and content filtering are not sufficiently integrated, then they face the double-whammy of sluggish network/application performance and weakened overall security posture. Hardly surprising then that 90% of European mid-sized and large organisations are seeking to consolidate some security functions in order to reduce opex, lower management complexity and tighten security against blended threats and sophisticated application exploits.

Can encouraging ‘teamwork’ within your security infrastructure ever be that easy?  With the correctly automated approach, it can be. Certainly, this should include a licensing model that doesn’t unduly complicate or hinder the evolution of your network, as well as a technology set that brings best-of-breed security capabilities but without the attendant truckload of hardware, and continuing frustrations over network latency.

AUTOMATED IT RATING: 4.6

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