In my last post Firewall management for companies of all shapes and sizes I talked about my plan to write about firewall management needs for all types of businesses i.e. SMBs, Distributed Branch Offices, Global Enterprises, MSP/MSSPs. Today, I will focus on MUST HAVE features for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). I will address remaining segments in future […]
Firewall management for companies of all...
In the last 5 years, I have worked on building Network Security (mostly Firewalls and NGIPS) and related Management products. The exposure has been phenomenal and because I worked for a company like Cisco (Thank you Cisco!), which offers network security solutions to all types of customers I have learned a lot in that short […]
How to get started on programming Firepo...
If you are reading this blog then you most likely understand that APIs allow interworking among products. In the context of Firepower Management Center, the REST APIs allow programming of the Firepower devices to allow one to automatically provision devices, deploy policies and controls, and monitor device health. In this blog I will try to […]
How we made firewall management simple w...
When I first introduced Firepower Device Manager, someone in the audience asked, “Hey! When are you bringing all the features of the central manager (i.e. Firepower Management Center) into the Device Manager?” I answered, “Never!” Initially, he was shocked. But when I explained why I said that, he nodded his head. Firepower Device Manager (FDM) […]
Product Roadmap is Dead. Long Live Produ...
Long Live Product Roadmap! Welcome Priorities. In a world where development of most technology products is moving to agile methodology, does it make sense to have a product roadmap? I don’t think so. Today, I am writing this piece to explain why I think so. Albeit some of you may disagree so I would love […]
Man in the arena!
What I learned from 4 UI transformation ...
You may be thinking, why am I even writing a blog post on this topic? Isn’t there more than enough information available on User Experience and Product Usability for most people to figure this out. Yes! It’s true that there is lot of information available on the topic and its also possible that you will figure […]
INVICTUS by William Ernest Henley
Is business case is required for a produ...
Do you think a business case is required for a prospective product release? In very few companies what to develop in the next product release is decided based on gut feel (as demonstrated in the Dilbert below). In most companies there is some methodology or process, which is followed while making decision on prospective product […]
Innovation, Systematic or Haphazard, whi...
No matter what type of products or services your organization offers, to be a successful it must innovate and monetize innovations on an ongoing basis. The truth is although innovation is a crucial component of business strategy the process of innovation may seem difficult to manage. Many companies have no systematic innovation program to allow […]