Symantec VIP Access Manager Other Advice

Berk Onur - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at Cyberwise

The tool was expensive compared to other multi-factor authentication solutions offered by local vendors in the Ankara region of Turkey. Thus, the pricing of Symantec VIP Access Manager needs to be improved. Therefore, I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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it_user321156 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Architect at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Include a load balancer in front of the relay servers.

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BS
Administrator at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

It's a good tool. It's pretty straightforward. You just need to install an application on your phone, and that's all. It's really intuitive and easy to use.

I would rate it nine out of ten because it was really good. I didn't face any issues, and it was always reliable. There's always room for improvement, but a nine is a solid rating for it.

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March 2024
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it_user588588 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 5,001-10,000 employees

If you use a different product like this, your users will definitely see the difference. If this is the first time using such an application, the end user may have some resistance. The necessity of the product is indispensable and it is a really a simple application.

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WV
Senior Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

If you're looking for a fairly lightweight client that works very well for remote access purposes, I think Symantec is definitely a good product. As much as a lot of people bad-mouth Symantec, just based on the Broadcom acquisition last year, I think this product is one of Symantec's best.

It competes very well with Boomi. Some of Boomi's features because they're also a company of acquisitions, they've done a lot more acquisitions on the remote desktop side. They also acquired Avecto, BeyondTrust, and probably a couple of others on the privileged access side, VIP doesn't really provide any privileged access, but when you get into competitors that have a broader product offering, they have more to offer for a remote desktop.

If Symantec wanted to look at an acquisition, I think that would be awesome. I think they'd compete much better with other products.

VIP is the token.

If I was an IT person, there might be something in the tool that I have to go tweak and tune to make it work on the IT side on the backend. But as far as the user side, it launches fairly easily from the desk tray. The token repeats every 30 seconds, so it's pretty easy to use.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

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EN
Technical Supervisor at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees

I rate Symantec VIP Access Manager a seven out of ten. I recommend using the product if you also want remote access to the main system for mobile users.

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it_user707181 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Analyst at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This product works fine when it is setup. Once we have it setup, we haven’t had to do much. The Gateway configuration is easy, and it is easy to backup, allowing you to spin up VM's and replace them if need be, (as no AD info is stored on them). The various capabilities for authentication are nice and allow for multiple methods.

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it_user192297 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security PCI Project Coordinator at a leisure / travel company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Produce a simple yet comprehensive guide for new enrollees.

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it_user245415 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Service Delivery Coordinator for Victoria at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

These are the benefits of implementing VIP by Symantec as remote login solution

  • Cloud based solution
  • Fast migration from hard token solution
  • Reduced complexity
  • Improved productivity
  • Lower costs
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it_user243873 - PeerSpot reviewer
Help Desk Analyst with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's a very easy product to administer and has a lot of extra features, including two and three factor authorization, mobile solutions, pin-to-text, layered administration, etc.

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it_user589362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Consultant And Project Management Of Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

VIP is a strong, cloud-based authentication service that enables organizations to secure access to networks and applications to prevent unauthorized logins to company resources, even when passwords have been compromised or shared.

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WB
Specialist Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I am a consultant for Symantec on-site.

Before getting started with this solution, have a successful business process in place, or get something in place as soon as possible.

I like the whole solution, and I would recommend it.

I would rate it a ten out of ten.

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AK
Consultant at a government with 11-50 employees

Find a way to work offline. 

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it_user677718 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Read all of the initial configuration guide and attend training from OEM.

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it_user201966 - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Services Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Understand your pain points and requirements, then fully understand the feature set provided by the vendor and licensing requirements.

You know your environment best and the consultants who work with the vendors know the solution best, so bring everything down to an overlap.

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Buyer's Guide
Symantec VIP Access Manager
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Symantec VIP Access Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.