Check Point Software Technologies Ltd has introduced Virtual Systems that allow businesses to consolidate security gateways onto a single appliance or open server simplifying security, reducing costs and boosting performance for private Cloud environments. With this solution, customers can secure multiple network segments by selecting any combination of software blade including Firewall, VPN, Intrusion Prevention (IPS), Application Control, URL Filtering, Anti-Bot, Anti-virus and Identity Awareness.
“From enterprise to large service providers, administrators often have multiple security appliances in place. Each of these appliances requires separate maintenance and management, which eventually makes security expensive, difficult to manage and inefficient. Security Visualization is an effective way to minimize complexity and cost,” said Bhaskar Bakthavatsalu, Regional Director, India & SAARC, Check Point Software Technologies.
According to the vendor, a company can build secure private Clouds on any gateway or open server and reduce complexity by consolidating up to 250 Virtual Systems on a single gateway each with customized software blade protection and policies tailored to its specific needs. Customers can also cluster up to eight gateways using Virtual System Load Sharing (VSLS) technology.
“For many companies, virtualized security has become a strategic technology investment. Consolidating multiple security functions onto a single gateway can result in significant cost savings,” said Chris Christiansen, Program VP for Security Products and Services at IDC.
Customers can boost performance for virtualized security based on the company’s new 64-bit GAiA operating system, enabling organizations to benefit from over eight times more concurrent connections than previous versions (VSX). In addition, the solution utilizes multi-core processors with CoreXL technology, allowing customers to achieve higher performance.
Pricing starts at $3,000 for three virtual systems. Customers also benefit from fixed software blade licensing that allows a software blade license to be used across any number of Virtual Systems. Customers using Check Point 4800 appliances and above will also benefit from a Virtual System that is bundled with each appliance.
