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Campbell, CALIFORNIA, September 15, 2009—Market research firm Infonetics Research released User Plans for Intrusion Prevention Systems: North America, a new survey of purchase decision-makers at large organizations using IPS.
ANALYST NOTE
“The top two drivers enterprises cite for deploying intrusion prevention systems are protecting data centers and limiting the impact of security problems. The re-architecture of data centers is top of mind for many large organizations, and security will be one of the very first considerations in a major data center overhaul, so it makes sense that this is a critical driver for large businesses to invest in IPS,” notes Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for network security at Infonetics Research.
IPS USER PLANS HIGHLIGHTS
- Study respondents report that nearly 60% of their IPS devices are deployed in-band already
- One-third of respondents noted that the difficulty of keeping IPS products updated was a strong driver for not investing in new IPS solutions
- Respondents, all of whom have already deployed IPS, do not appear terribly concerned about false positive management, with only 15% citing it as a reason to deploy IPS out of band
- 43% of respondents say they are considering IPS-as-a-service offerings
- About a quarter say they would prefer to buy IPS-as-a-service from a security-focused service provider, and about a fifth say they would turn to a major carrier
- Large organizations participating in Infonetics’ survey rated 6 IPS vendors (Cisco, IBM ISS, Juniper, McAfee, Sourcefire, and TippingPoint) on 8 criteria: technology, product roadmap, security, management, value, pricing, financial stability, and service and support
- Cisco ranks highest overall on the resulting vendor scorecard, followed by McAfee and Juniper
REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics’ User Plans for Intrusion Prevention Systems study was designed by Infonetics Research, product manufacturers, and service providers to determine the product requirements and implementation plans of organizations deploying IPS in the US and Canada now through 2011.
The study features a vendor scorecard with ratings of 6 IPS manufacturers, as well as open-ended brand awareness questions, and covers topics such as IPS deployment drivers and barriers, IPS-as-a-service, deployment plans, critical product features, and the IPS purchase process.
Respondents come from a wide cross-section of industries, with education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance/insurance/real estate all well represented. 69% of respondents are their company’s primary IPS purchase decision-makers or have a lot of influence. Respondents are in IT/IS/MIS, network management, systems management and engineering, general management, and technical and engineering services.
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