Micro-segmentation should be a specific requirement because, nowadays, many built-in solutions offer similar functionality. Akamai provides Guardicore as an external SaaS service for those needing it in a SaaS environment. However, for on-premises installations, integration with network vendors like Cisco is crucial. This could be done by customers themselves or through partnerships with other network vendors. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Senior Expert Enterprise Architecture at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
2024-01-16T10:01:16Z
Jan 16, 2024
I rate Akamai Guardicore Segmentation an eight out of ten. Adopting the product often involves a greenfield approach, requiring adjustments and careful planning.
I would say that you should use it for micro-segmentation instead of trying to use firewalls. Because some customers try to use other solutions like firewalls, and it's not the best solution. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. It is an amazing solution.
I would rate the solution a six out of ten. We mostly have enterprise customers for Guardicore Centra. I would advise users to try this out on a handful of servers for the first time (like < 20 servers to begin with). During and after segmentation, monitor the solution for some period to notice how operationally effective it is and the data sources relied upon for building labels, and policies, and ultimately how easy it is to incorporate any changes needed thereafter.
I feel both companies are trying hard to better themselves, therefore it's difficult to say. Illumio may be far ahead in six months or the opposite, it all depends on that and the precise moment. I wouldn't say one product is superior to another; it all depends on the customer's needs and so on. However, in this scenario, the customer has a large number of legacy, old XP, and Windows 2003 legacy servers, as well as other operating systems. In this instance, Guardicore was our recommendation, but for other clients who don't have that history, Illumio is just as excellent as Guardicore. It's the best, I would rate Guardicore Centra a ten out of ten.
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Senior Principal Consultant Cloud/DevOps/ML/Kubernetes at Opticca
Real User
2021-12-13T15:24:00Z
Dec 13, 2021
We're partners with Guardicore. I'm not sure which version of the solution we are using at this time. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. The support for Kubernetes is still missing. They're working on it. It's in the roadmap. That will make it better. That said, right now, it does more than 50% of what we need it to do and it's been good.
Information Security Engineering Consultant at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Consultant
2021-05-06T01:57:57Z
May 6, 2021
I would advise others to get a demo but also check out other products to make sure that it is a good fit for you. Every product is not good for every place. It has been pretty good for my use case. I didn't find anything terrible or not good. I would rate Guardicore Infection Monkey an eight out of ten.
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a software-based microsegmentation solution that provides the simplest, fastest, and most intuitive way to enforce Zero Trust principles. It enables you to prevent malicious lateral movement in your network through precise segmentation policies, visuals of activity within your IT environment, and network security alerts. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation works across your data centers, multicloud environments, and endpoints. It is faster to deploy than...
Micro-segmentation should be a specific requirement because, nowadays, many built-in solutions offer similar functionality. Akamai provides Guardicore as an external SaaS service for those needing it in a SaaS environment. However, for on-premises installations, integration with network vendors like Cisco is crucial. This could be done by customers themselves or through partnerships with other network vendors. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Overall, I rate Akamai Guardicore Segmentation a nine out of ten.
I rate Akamai Guardicore Segmentation an eight out of ten. Adopting the product often involves a greenfield approach, requiring adjustments and careful planning.
I would say that you should use it for micro-segmentation instead of trying to use firewalls. Because some customers try to use other solutions like firewalls, and it's not the best solution. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. It is an amazing solution.
I would rate the solution a six out of ten. We mostly have enterprise customers for Guardicore Centra. I would advise users to try this out on a handful of servers for the first time (like < 20 servers to begin with). During and after segmentation, monitor the solution for some period to notice how operationally effective it is and the data sources relied upon for building labels, and policies, and ultimately how easy it is to incorporate any changes needed thereafter.
I feel both companies are trying hard to better themselves, therefore it's difficult to say. Illumio may be far ahead in six months or the opposite, it all depends on that and the precise moment. I wouldn't say one product is superior to another; it all depends on the customer's needs and so on. However, in this scenario, the customer has a large number of legacy, old XP, and Windows 2003 legacy servers, as well as other operating systems. In this instance, Guardicore was our recommendation, but for other clients who don't have that history, Illumio is just as excellent as Guardicore. It's the best, I would rate Guardicore Centra a ten out of ten.
We're partners with Guardicore. I'm not sure which version of the solution we are using at this time. I would rate the solution at a six out of ten. The support for Kubernetes is still missing. They're working on it. It's in the roadmap. That will make it better. That said, right now, it does more than 50% of what we need it to do and it's been good.
I would advise others to get a demo but also check out other products to make sure that it is a good fit for you. Every product is not good for every place. It has been pretty good for my use case. I didn't find anything terrible or not good. I would rate Guardicore Infection Monkey an eight out of ten.