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We have experience with Sophos XG, which is the older version as well. It has been around three or four years that I have been working with Sophos XG.
We are the partners of Sophos XG, and we are in the partners platform.
For Sophos XG, we are not using it in our on-premise environment, so we pitch it to customers based on their requirements.
In some scenarios, we offer maintenance for the firewalls, especially in high availability situations.
The interface of Sophos XG is basic, and we can manage it easily compared to other firewalls; for example, it is much easier for configurations than Palo Alto.
Regarding the security level in Sophos XG, we need to see the Gartner reports because there are competitors such as SonicWall that we have to consider.
As for valuable features in Sophos XG, I am not able to recall many at this moment, but it has good integrations with Active Directory Protocol and others.
I do not have any specific ideas on what disadvantages Sophos XG could improve upon.
Everything has been good; I have not encountered any major challenges or problems.
AI could be one of the area for improvements.
It has been around three or four years that I have been working with Sophos XG.
We have found that Sophos XG is stable; I would say it is stable overall.
I am not sure how scalable Sophos XG is.
We have not reached any enterprise customers pitching for Sophos XG, so I have no clarity on its effectiveness for them.
The technical support from Sophos XG is good, and the response times are also good.
The installation of Sophos XG is quite easy, and we have not found any difficulties in the process.
That is the older version of Sophos XG.
Generally, Sophos XG is used in an on-premise environment.
Adding AI features would be practical, especially given the current trend of integrations across products.
Clients would use AI in the product for addressing configuration issues or simply to query the AI when they face problems.
Regarding disadvantages, only the potential for AI in configuration seems to be the area for improvements; I cannot clarify any more disadvantages.
I give Sophos XG an overall experience rating of nine out of ten.
I use Sophos XGS for cybersecurity in my specific industry to provide network protection from attackers and direct hits to public IP addresses. I am currently working with the XGS model.
The most impactful feature for my security posture is the XGS models and current versions. I miss the DDNS features on XGS model version 17.
The intrusion prevention system in Sophos XGS firewall helps with my security. I am applying it on Zoom and it is working properly.
Regarding synchronized security features, I am using an XGS model which is not registered on central accounts, and I basically use it on-premises. This advanced feature on XGS models is available with centralized management.
Sophos supporting and analytics help make my security decisions, and it is very good.
The Sophos XGS AI-driven tools benefit my organization as these features are very intelligent. The new version after 2021 is available with this feature, making them very helpful for configuration and intrusion prevention.
There is room for improvement in Sophos XGS, specifically in three areas: slowness, centralized synchronization, and bandwidth issues, plus throughput is very low.
I would prefer DDNS features in Sophos XGS. The DDNS features are essential for any organization, as it is better not to have a static IP address from an ISP.
I have been using Sophos XGS firewall for approximately three to four years. I have used multiple firewalls including XGS87, XGS126, and XGS107.
The XGS model I am using has a very slow deployment process. I am facing some issues with the firewall and working to resolve them.
The stability of Sophos XGS rates around seven on a scale of 1 to 10.
I am satisfied with the support provided. The technical support of Sophos rates at 10.
I spend one to two hours installing the product on smartwatches and desktop models, with the complete setup taking approximately one or two days.
Three to four engineers took part in deployment, managing approximately 300 to 400 users.
Sophos XGS helps in reducing operational costs by around four to five thousand.
I am satisfied with the price, rating it a nine. There are no extra expenses required after buying the product.
I chose Sophos XGS over other competitors because it provides excellent support, which differentiates it from other vendors. Sophos XGS is good in both normal and low-level language, which makes it comfortable to use.
The Sophos XGS console is very user-friendly compared to others such as Fortinet and Palo Alto. This console is easier to use and manage, unlike others where users cannot manage as effectively.
I use Sophos XGS in my organization and would recommend it to other organizations.
This product is very useful, and I rate it 10 out of 10.
I exclusively use Sophos XGS without any other vendors.
I perform maintenance for Sophos XGS in-house without using third-party services. My maintenance team consists of three to four members.
I am working for a sub-35 distributor of Rajasthan, which represents the overall number of users for Sophos XGS in my company.
In general, Sophos XGS is rated appropriately for about 100 users, or possibly a couple hundred.