This brand has always been evaluated since we already have some Check Point tools.

Other brands are not evaluated since we wanted to have the Check Point trend and not mix brands.

We have evaluated solutions from Cisco and Trend Micro, which required dedicated a security appliance and sandbox appliance. However, since we were already using NGFW, we simply acquired a license for NGTX. This enabled sandboxing on the Check Point cloud.

A serious company always evaluates all the options, however, due to having a previous relationship, unique characteristics, and impressive performance, the Check Point SandBlast network was selected since it is an excellent tool.

We always validate, review documentation, and check reviews to determine which security tool fits the bill.

Since we already had the Check Point NGFWs, we just activated the additional software blade on it.

We evaluated Fortinet. We went with Check Point for the perceived ease of use advantage along with a slight price advantage for us.

We have evaluated McAfee.

We looked at the gamut of products out there, since there are a lot of firewall players. However, Cisco has consistently been in the top for a long time.

We also looked at Cisco and Palo Alto. We looked at what the NGFW Cisco ASAs looked like.

We looked at the big three: Palo Alto, Checkpoint, and Cisco.

I had a little bit of input in the decision-making process.

The customer wanted this solution. They purchased the blade.

I haven't evaluated other solutions.

We have also looked at Palo Alto and Fortinet. At this point, we know the Check Point product and have a history with it. The management part of Check Point's product is very good.

I was involved in the decision-making process from the technical side.

When we look at vendors, we start with Check Point because we have been using them for many years. Therefore, the product is very familiar to us.