SonicWall Looks to Protect the Enterprise with the NSA 3500 - The real power of the NSA 3500 (
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Monitoring is another area that SonicWall has
vastly improved. The unit's new security dashboard offers a quick view of the
status of the device and the related security services so administrators can
quickly tell what is happening on the network and drill down into more detail
with a simple click of the mouse. The NSA 3500 also offers historical data and
can generate comprehensive reports. Those reports can demonstrate the
effectiveness of the product, help administrators understand traffic flow and
categorize usage.
The real power of the NSA 3500 comes from the UTM
capabilities. Here, the deep packet inspection engine works in conjunction with
anti-malware capabilities to examine each packet for a multitude of threats.
Normally, that would be a slow and processor-intensive process. The NSA 3500
makes quick work of the packet analysis thanks to the unit's multicore
processor. Its four processor cores can be assigned to handle different tasks,
such as anti-virus or spam analysis. That simple implementation of a now common
technology can make all the difference in the world when it comes to
performance.
Solution providers will find that the unit offers
a number of optional services, including multiple anti-virus engines and
anti-spam services. Each of the services is based upon yearly support contracts
that a partner can sell to the end customer. SonicWall makes it relatively easy
for a partner to get started with the NSA series of products. The company
offers discounts, training and leads to partners and uses a multitier channel
program to define partner benefits.
Simply put, VARs looking to enter the UTM appliance
market will be well served by SonicWall's NSA series of appliances and the NSA
3500 proves to be an excellent starting point to bring smaller enterprises up
to speed with UTM.
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