12/04/20 - review,sophos
Before I begin, let me clarify this is a largely opiniated piece, and I acknowledge I may be biased. Be that as it may, I have 3 years experience with the setup and administration of Sophos XG firewalls, have setup new at least 20, and am a Sophos Certified Architect. I am far from the best engineer, but I do know what I am doing.
So, with that out of the way, where do I begin?
Hardware Performance
Let’s start with the most common issue: the hardware appliance. The hardware is subpar, at best. But how can I substantiate that? The most noticeable is via the WebGUI – sluggish is an understatement for how poorly it can perform on even a 310 series appliance. The appliances I’ve taken apart all have had SSD’s as the storage device, and the DDR3 is at a relatively decent clock speed, so what gives?
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