Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks ROI

TejasJain - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Cloud Security Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

This was a greenfield deployment, and we built it from scratch. So, there isn't much of a comparison between what used to happen in the past and what is happening now. However, because it is an OpEx-based or typical cloud-based model where you get charged for whatever you are using, it would potentially bring down the cost of consumption in terms of bandwidth. For example, if we have currently enabled all features, and tomorrow, we find a feature to be redundant and we don't want to use it for a particular location or data stream, we can do away with a couple of controls. We will only get charged for what we are using. It is security as a service and network as a service. As of now, I don't have the exact numbers for the savings that we are looking at, but down the line, it would definitely translate to huge savings in terms of OpEx and CapEx.

All such platforms require skilled professionals, and because it is derived from traditional Palo Alto firewalls, it is easy to learn. You don't need to spend a lot on training, and as of now, that's definitely a very important factor for us.

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RR
Network Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Prisma Access is worth what we pay for it, but it's hard to quantify. All of our senior staff would say it's worth the cost because it gives us peace of mind. They don't need to worry about security while they're on the road. We can protect all our remote users as well as our in-office users.

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Hemant Rajput - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It has drastically reduced the total cost of ownership. Our costs have been reduced by 40%.

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TodorShuev - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

It is too early for that. We need a little bit more time to see the ROI.

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Kepa-Ayerbe - PeerSpot reviewer
Connectivity Platform Cyber Security Specialist at BASF Business Services GmbH

The product is worth the money.

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Gur Sannikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical program manager at Intel Corporation

We have seen a positive return on investment with the solution because remote work is very important for us.

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JM
Sr systems eng at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's hard to say if we've seen an ROI. I imagine we have. We haven't been breached, so that's something.

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Alex Kisakye - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior DevSecOps Engineer at Sympli Australia Pty

We have seen an ROI because now it takes less time to identify vulnerabilities and fix them. When vulnerabilities are detected, the responsible teams are notified immediately, as opposed to having security go around once a week.

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RM
Senior Network Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The solution is definitely worth the money we pay for it. 

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PD
Global Network Tech Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

We have to do an apples-to-apples comparison. If you had a very small set of people who had to create a dedicated setup like Prisma Access, and manage the infrastructure piece and the upgrading piece and the security piece, it would be a nightmare. Prisma Access offers that ease and flexibility so that even a handful of people, with the right knowledge, are still able to manage the configuration piece of it, because the infrastructure and other things are handled by Prisma Access. If you had to build that whole thing versus buying it, obviously Prisma offers a good ROI.

It all depends on your requirements. If your requirements enable you to do those things on a much smaller scale, then you need to be very cautious about which components of Prisma you actually pick for your use case. If you get all the components, you might not be getting the right ROI.

For our use case, we feel we are getting a return on investment, but it could be better.

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MR
Senior Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

I don't have specific metrics, but I will say that it helps us know what we don't know, and that's ideal from a security perspective—seeing things that we didn't realize were an issue. The return on that investment is significant because you can't secure what you don't know is there. Prisma accomplishes that pretty easily without having to be on the platform constantly responding to alerts.

Prisma integrates pretty nicely even if you aren't using other Palo Alto products. It's very effective for a CSP solution, and the time to value is almost instant. As soon as you stand it up, it shows value by telling you all the vulnerabilities or risks in that environment. I feel like Prisma is one of those things that is essential. If you have resources in the cloud, you're going to need something to monitor it, and it's not ridiculously priced. I'm not too involved in the budget, so it's one of those things that's a necessary evil. I feel like it's a reasonably priced necessary evil.

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TT
Senior Network / ITOps Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 201-500 employees

I think the ROI has been good. We no longer need people to maintain the whole infrastructure, and we do not need to spend money on different services that we no longer use like MPLS or other kinds of support.

Also, the fact that we can quickly scale up without worrying about buying additional licensing is great for us.

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CJ
Chief Executive Officer at Clemtech LLC

We're now able to go after contracts that require a Zero Trust solution and Prisma's other technology solutions. 

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BY
Manager Network Engineering at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The return on investment is that it allows our remote users to access our environment.

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JJ
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It has definitely provided an ROI.

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JM
Senior Director at a logistics company with 501-1,000 employees

It is difficult to determine a specific ROI as its main function is securing the network. Since installing this solution we haven't had any penetration or malware, so it has definitely kept us protected.

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Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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