Tanium Reviews

We also use BigFix. Our primary use case for Tanium is for tool consolidation. Tanium is already equipped with multiple capabilities that BigFix has. These are almost parallel tools, running with similar kinds of capabilities. We are planning to flip to Tanium, which might primarily be used as a management solution. Overall, we use Tanium to interact and discover related queries. It is also used as our system information and event management tool. 

I'm not so familiar with the tool but I like the interaction of the console to the picture. Patching is the primary model I have been focusing on for the last couple of weeks. So I have created a proof of concept environment and have been checking the available features.

Tanium comes with multiple models, so definitely the threat protection is the primary opportunity area my organization is looking for. It is going to be primarily used for event collection, which is being fed into our centralized tools for tracing any kind of vulnerability or any kind of uneven situation. 

I have been using Tanium for six months. 

In my area environment, we are using this for event collection. We are trying to explore the virtual environment and the compliance evaluation of overall tools. At the first stage, it captures very lightly from servers. It scans the event. They are pretty basic, so from a performance aspect, we have not seen any issues so far.

When we try to use it for patch deployment, we're going to deploy a bigger package and we'll see. We'll put more load on the environment then we'll see how efficient it is. But at this stage, we have not used it. 

I have never interacted with technical support. At this stage, my subordinate group is handling it. But they are pretty satisfied with the experience.

Tanium has certain privileged features compared to BigFix.

It has offline patching. 

It's definitely not complex. It is pretty user-friendly and it's a solid tool enterprise to use. It is equipped with whatever generic solutions are available within marketing a parallel kind of tool. There are a couple of other tool environments that give it a cutting edge. It is flexible. 

The best part about it is that it is very fast in terms of deployment. It is fast in terms of gathering information but it works with a peer mechanism. 

From a licensing perspective, it is a bit expensive if I do compare them with basic settings. It is nearly two or two and a half times more expensive. 

From a tool perspective, it is capable. I do not want to comment on how efficient it is because ultimately, I'm not aware of its capability. My opinion is that it is definitely a capable tool and it all depends on planning. It's about how to plan your implementation and leverage its available features. It is very fast. Asset discovery is also very fast.

I would rate Tanium a nine out of ten. 

Most of the time, agent-relative issues have to be more equipped with self-healing features. At times, the agent is there, but for some reason, it doesn't report a status. It gives certain problems that are obviously agent-based.

There are some very compelling use cases. A value proposition.

The most valuable features of this solution are the consolidation of all historical data on device endpoints, security drivers, firmware, and Software version gaps. 

Things that are sometimes overlooked within an IT support, operational, and security model framework, and all of that being consolidated into a multi-view and multi-windows dashboard.

The problem or challenge is a pre-sales and go-to strategy for the SMB market delivered through a channel or model.

It's very convoluted and vague, which leads to some confusion about the various types of modules, and the device-to-seat cost is extremely difficult to calculate.

You could have six different modules with 15 to 20 different device counts, which raises some red flags regarding service support and operational operations availability.

To be honest, I don't have enough time in the seat, or on the technology, to say whether or not there is a gap in terms of function or software.

It is not really additional functions, or the features that are needed, rather the complexity would be reduced based on the number of modules required to put together a comprehensive operational security and risk compliance model.

We are not really using it. As part of what my company does, we provide executive-level advisory and consulting services based on these types of products and other products in the marketplace. We are not end-users, rather we are, a service delivery, and integrator, as well as an executive business and operational technology alignment company.

We last worked with our clients on this solution in the last 30 days.

The version is the endpoint security and point management suite under a thousand seats.

The client hasn't used it long enough to know whether it's stable or not. It is reasonably stable, but it does not provide long-term stability or service to this software. I don't have enough working time on it.

Tanium is a scalable product.

Technical support is lacking.

I would rate the technical support a three out of five.

That is not necessarily people; it's the service window.

Neutral

HPE Simplivity, Nutanix Acropolis AOS, and VMware vSAN are all available. I don't have much experience. The research was being done as part of an inquiry on a consulting engagement for one of my clients.

We are working with Rapid Seven, and Crowdsource.

It's hosted by a third party on an MSP cloud platform.

This is not a light switch. It is probably a four on the level of complexity.

It may take up to 60 days to implement.

There is an on-premises version, but it is only available for more than a thousand seats through an appliance model.

It is not inexpensive.

It is higher than some competitors in the market. However, it appears to be more robust and functional to me.

Aside from the standard licensing fees, there are significant additional costs.

Some of the current topics of interest include software as a service based on cyber risk and cyber security. But I would say that would be the most, one of the most prevalent.

I would suggest doing your due diligence.

I am an independent consultant.

I would rate Tanium a seven out of ten.

We collect end-point data. We use it to make AI models and provide it to customers. I use Tanium’s sensors, collect data, and develop dashboards. The sensors have many data types. If we need different data types, we can write scripts.

Tanium’s linear-chain architecture is valuable.

The reporting could be improved.

I have been using the solution for two to three years.

We have about ten users in our organization.

I also use Ansible. Many customers do not want to install agents in their systems.

I am a developer. We use the product because our CEO has a connection in Tanium. Our company is a partner. I researched and created some documents about agent and agent release. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

It's used at an enterprise level to monitor natural behavior and point behavior across the organization.

Tanium has made the process of detecting threats more proactive with its detection. So, the process is easier and more efficient.

The solution has helped to increase staff productivity. It has made the process a lot quicker.

Being able to go as granular while looking at our network and users. Also, getting as much detailed information on analytics, which is good.

• I would like to have more integrations and custom plugins to input. Integration is always a big deal in a lot of different environments.
• Custom modules would be nice.
• Visualization of data could be added to it. 
• Making the initial process easier always helps.

It is pretty stable and regularly maintained. Its updates are good.

It is pretty scalable. We use it on a pretty broad scale, so we have grown as the company's grown.

I don't deal with technical support directly.

It was pretty straightforward. I don't think it took that long to get it integrated.

From an efficiency and team perspective, we have seen a decrease in mean time to detect and respond to threats.

We look at what holes that we have in our system. The landscape is changing, and we look at what we could add to help improve detection and improve the visibility into our network more. So, based off of that, the team evaluates new products constantly. We try them out, then test them, and decide if they want to keep them.

We tested three or four solutions, going through one or two month trials. We chose this solution based on our testing, the scalability of our organization, and product cost.

We use it pretty regularly on quite a large scale. I don't think I've heard anyone have any major complaints so far, just the little things.

We have been growing quite a bit, so we have been trying out bigger solutions. From a maturity standpoint, we have been bringing in new environments relatively quickly and adding to our existing ones. So, scalability has been a big deal for us.

Try it out. The best way to test any of these technologies is implement them with real data. See how your environment works with each network and compare them.

Tanium can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.

Tanium's most valuable features are patch management, inventory, and distribution software.

The upgrades in Tanium are easy because it is in the cloud. The upgrades are embedded in the solution, they do the upgrades. When the customer does not use the application and it's no problem. When using other solutions you need to do the upgrades through a technical team, that can apply the upgrades when agreed with the customer.

The main issues are the network connection because different customers have issues with their networks. It's difficult implementing this type of solution because the network is the main feature in the architecture for these types of solutions. Tanium could improve by creating some network optimization.

I have been using Tanium for approximately one year.

The support Tanium provides could improve by reducing the delay times for issue responses.

Tanium is a more expensive solution in Latin America than some of the competitors, such as BigFix.

I rate Tanium an eight out of ten.

Tanium is used for network security. We can acquire files, detect malicious file-related activities, and process-related activities in our environment.

Threat hunting is a very good feature on Tanium. We have just started using it and have not used it extensively.

The performance could improve in future releases. We have had performance issues in specialized web environments, but overall I think the problems are less than 2% of the computer systems being used.

I have been using Tanium for a few months.

The stability is good but it could still improve.

Tanium is highly scalable.

We have approximately 7,000 laptops and 40,000 regular systems that we have deployed Tanium on.

I have used other security solutions, such as CrowdStrike Falcon and HX FireEye.

The initial setup is straightforward.

We have a security engineering team of four people that does the implementation and maintenance of the solution.

There is an annual license required to use this solution.

I rate Tanium a six out of ten.

Our primary use case of this solution is for endpoint protection and, more particularly, the patching. We are integrators and customers of Tanium and I'm a channel director.

The security features are very valuable to us as is the fact that the solution is easy to use with a quick implementation time. 

Our biggest issue with the solution is its lack of mobility. Also, when it comes to deploying the SaaS, it's more difficult to deploy on-prem.

I've been using this solution for five years. 

The stability of the solution is good. 

The solution is scalable. We currently have 1,500 mainly end users using this product. There are approximately 15 additional people working in the IT department that also use this solution. 

I have never used the technical support so can't comment. The community is pretty good although there's not enough technical information available. The community's helpful for the day-to-day business.

We previously used SCCM and we moved to Tanium because of the number of platforms we can manage with Tanium which is much greater than SCCM offers. SCCM is only Microsoft and we needed to cover all the platforms such as Linux as well as others.

The initial setup was relatively easy. Installation and deployment took less than a week. 

I would recommend the solution for what it is, but not for what it is not. It's actually lacking one major feature and that is mobility which is very important. The lack of this software is why I wouldn't recommend Tanium but in terms of security, deployment and installation, the solution is fine. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.