I haven’t used a Meraki in about 4 years, but the last one I had to administer was kind of a pain in the ass. Maybe it’s just experience?

Dell dropped SonicWall in 2016. SonicWall is owned by private equity now.

Hah! Oh… Very much agreed.

Yeah? Is that experience talking?

I appreciate the response. That makes sense, but I think I still have a lot of homework to do!

Right…but is it somehow “more secure” than just a simple SSL VPN client? Granted, I have to put in a password, so anyone who compromises that password now can setup the same, so a password-less solution is inherently “more secure” in that regard…but aside from that…?

Yeah, I get that. The disruption to everyone’s workday switching to FOSS services would be immediate and (figuratively) violent…but I’ve had some conversations down that road…

My customer is a mid-large size environment with not a lot of tech-savvy folk who are always frustrated with additional security, so anything that would decrease the number of MFA pushes passwords they have to remember would be a win. For that matter, decreasing the number of hours spent admin-ing those things is also desireable. Currently, we’re just using simple SSL VPN to access on-prem file/print services.

Where I’m trying to get is, zero-trust being a good framework, does it make sense to go with SW’s proposal, or can I do it myself for less/no cost with other solutions out there? It seems like MS has an offering under “Global Secure Access” that might be bundled in with Office365 premium, so I’ve started focusing there…

Thank you! The whole thing feels like another “the cloud”, or “AI” push, and I instantly distrust anything that leverages fear as a sales tool. From what I’m seeing, it feels like there’s potential for improving the user experience, so I’m glad to hear that aligns with your perspective!