We performed a comparison between Symantec Data Center Security and VMware NSX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud and Data Center Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Good file integrity monitoring features."
"We use the product to prevent unauthorized access to data, systems, and servers. It provides essential features for data center security."
"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."
"The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."
"The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized console, which can handle different products that we have."
"The advantage of Data Center Security is its ease of use and that it serves as a single unified platform, where I can apply all my security policies to protect that server."
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection."
"The micro-segmentation and the ability to create policy rules are valuable."
"I really like the management dashboard, the tailor-made assurance, the telemetry, and the ease of integration with all other solutions of VMware, such as vSphere."
"VMware NSX is a very good solution. It's also a scalable solution."
"The most valuable features are stability and low cost."
"The most valuable features for us at this early stage are the interface and the integration with existing VMware solutions."
"The ability to scale from different clouds. At the moment, the scalability of the product is the number one thing that I saw."
"Though I haven't been working a lot on VMware NSX, it's good to have. What I like the most about it is that its console is good, and it doesn't take a lot of effort in terms of doing my daily tasks on it or what it's meant for. VMware NSX is still a preferred product in the market."
"Some of the key features I find most valuable are the highly graphical user interface, virtualization of networks, and Microsoft application compatibility. It has all the functionality that we require."
"A user or administrator making the policy in the DCS should have a very thorough knowledge of the operating system or policy making. You have to be very specific about the data structure."
"Could have better reporting capabilities and better support."
"There is room for improvement in enhancing its graphical user interface for a more user-friendly experience."
"This solution clashes with Microsoft defender, which results in performance degradation on the machine."
"It would be advantageous if Symantec or Broadcom, given the rebranding, could simplify the process, enabling users to leverage the antivirus functionality more easily."
"Adding more compatibility with common products like Microsoft would be a plus."
"The support is very bad. They're not fast at all. Trend Micro's support is much better."
"Agent management is a challenging task."
"If there are other solutions already in place, it can be difficult to implement."
"I would like to see automation capabilities in the deployment process."
"It could be cheaper!"
"The first time setting it up was difficult."
"It lacks full knowledge of physical side of the network topology."
"Since most people are very much used to physical networking, they find it difficult to use VMware NSX in the initial stage."
"We would to have a reverse proxy. This would add great value to the solution."
"They need to enhance their technical support."
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Symantec Data Center Security is ranked 12th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 11 reviews while VMware NSX is ranked 1st in Cloud and Data Center Security with 93 reviews. Symantec Data Center Security is rated 7.6, while VMware NSX is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Data Center Security writes "A robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for data centers, offering agentless security, powerful intrusion prevention, and a wide range of security features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware NSX writes "Allows for seamless micro-segmentation and the support is exceptional". Symantec Data Center Security is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Symantec Endpoint Security, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes and Illumio, whereas VMware NSX is most compared with Nutanix Flow Network Security, Illumio, Cisco ACI, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Cisco Secure Workload. See our Symantec Data Center Security vs. VMware NSX report.
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