I would not rule out an upgrade to more bandwidth within the next year or two.
>>> "Andrew S. Baker" <asbz...@gmail.com> 2/2/2012 9:01 AM >>> Awesome. More reason to recommend the PA device, as it will excel at managing the filtering and packet inspection without the performance dropping off precipitously as with some other vendor's products. Do you expect to upgrade the bandwidth more than that? Why did you select the 5020, vs the 4000 series? I'd recommend that you go with a pilot test, btw. 30-45 days of real world testing without any major commitment, and you'll see what works for you best. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Rhonda Richardson <rrichard...@kcumb.edu> wrote: We are looking at upgrading our Internet bandwidth to 500MB up and 500MB down. We will be expanding our media presentations in the next year and this service is hosted. Our marketing department is also redesigning our website to offer more rich content. All of this will increase our bandwidth needs. As far as filtering, we currently do content filtering use categories and also manual url filtering. We started looking at these devices because of the application control. We want to be able to say that "Marketing" can post to facebook but "Cafeteria" can not. Rhonda >>> "Andrew S. Baker" <asbz...@gmail.com> 2/1/2012 4:31 PM >>> I'd go with the PA-5020 Performance and functionality is superb, and I can't think of any drawbacks vs the SonicWall in question. What are some key things that you need in terms of bandwidth or filtering capabilities? ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Rhonda Richardson <rrichard...@kcumb.edu> wrote: We are looking to replace an outdated edge device and have narrowed it down between the Palo Alto PA-5020 and the SonicWALL NSA E6500 or E8510. Does anyone have experience with these devices? I am looking for pros/cons of each device. Thanks. Rhonda ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
