Jack Poller, on Apr 10, 2018 11:23:00 AM
ESG Lab evaluated the Forcepoint Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) to validate how it secures the use of any cloud applications across an organization’s users and endpoints. We tested how the Forcepoint CASB provides visibility into an organization’s cloud applications and its users, identifies and assesses the potential risks associated with the cloud applications, and automates threat prevention and policy enforcement.
Tony Palmer, on Apr 2, 2018 9:40:00 AM
ESG Lab evaluated Check Point CloudGuard IaaS to validate that it provides adaptive security in cloud environments via agile and automated deployment methods, while enabling unified management and control across different cloud platforms, specifically those leveraging VMWare NSX, VMWare ESXi, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure.
Kerry Dolan, on Mar 9, 2018 2:44:00 PM
If organizations can maintain predictable high performance that is prioritized by workload, they can deploy mixed applications on hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) deployments to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and simplify management. This ESG Lab Review documents validation of Pivot3 Acuity HCI, with NVMe PCIe flash-enabled high-performance and policy-based quality of service (QoS) to maintain predictable, workload-prioritized high performance to support mixed application workloads.
Tony Palmer, on Jan 5, 2018 10:13:00 AM
This report provides a first look at the key benefits of ForeScout CounterACT’s integration with Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall (NGFW) and Palo Alto Networks WildFire threat analysis service. ESG Lab focused on how the ForeScout Extended Modules can combine ForeScout’s endpoint insight, classification, and control capabilities with Palo Alto Networks’ NGFW traffic classification, fine-grained security policies, and WildFire multilayered, cloud-delivered, advanced threat analysis security service. This integration is designed to provide more than just visibility into and classification of users and devices; it shares endpoint properties and labels to enhance dynamic segmentation, provides real-time user identity and context information in support of Palo Alto Networks’ fine-grained security policies and enforcements, and detects known and unknown advanced threats and prevents them from laterally spreading.
Kerry Dolan, on Dec 13, 2017 12:04:00 PM
The report documents hands-on testing of APEIRO, a microservices-based platform designed for agentless, multi-cloud security. Testing focused on ease of use, terabit-scale threat inspection, and centralized management across multi-cloud environments.
Tony Palmer, on Dec 1, 2017 2:11:00 PM
This ESG Lab Review examines how the Bitglass cloud access security broker (CASB) solution provides access control, data loss prevention, and threat prevention for data that has moved outside the firewall via public cloud applications and bring your own device (BYOD) policies.
Tony Palmer, on Nov 27, 2017 10:36:00 AM
The goal of this buyer’s guide is to educate customers on the capabilities of nine SD-WAN vendors working with Amazon Web Services (AWS). In the guide, ESG describes each vendor’s solution and highlights the business value it can deliver to customers via its integration with AWS. Readers should use this guide as a starting point when investigating how they can leverage the combination of AWS and SD-WAN solutions for business advantage.
Vinny Choinski, on Nov 17, 2017 3:17:00 PM
This ESG Lab Report documents hands-on validation and performance auditing of the Veritas NetBackup CloudCatalyst 5240 appliance with a focus on the value of extending an existing NetBackup infrastructure to the public cloud.
Kerry Dolan, on Nov 8, 2017 1:55:00 PM
This ESG Lab report documents hands-on testing of Cisco Cloudlock, a cloud access security broker (CASB) and cloud cybersecurity solution, with a focus on the Apps Firewall, which provides visibility and protection of connected cloud applications.
Tony Palmer, on Nov 7, 2017 10:57:00 AM
This ESG Lab Review documents hands-on testing of the Arista Any Cloud platform based on Virtual Extensible Operating System Router (vEOS Router) and CloudVision, focusing on how Arista delivers the same EOS operational and management capabilities found in data center networks in a hybrid cloud network environment. This review will also show how Arista has extended the automation and orchestration capabilities to enable “Any” cloud management and integration based on its five A principles of availability, agility, automation, analytics, and Any Cloud.
At ESG, we take information technology product reviews to the next level by testing emerging solutions not only for performance, but also for key factors that matter to the business, including usability, agility, and reliability.
Brian Garrett, Vice President, ESG Lab
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