Prepare the information required for reliable firewall sizing
Choosing a Firebox only from employee count or Internet bandwidth can result in insufficient inspected performance, limited interfaces or unnecessary cost. Use this checklist before requesting a recommendation from ITMAP ASIA.
Business and deployment profile
- Number of offices, branches and cloud environments
- Users and connected devices at each location
- Current and planned Internet links
- Critical applications and operational impact of downtime
Network and performance requirements
- Peak download, upload and inter-site traffic
- Required copper, fibre, multi-gigabit and high-speed interfaces
- VLANs, security zones, guest networks and server segments
- HTTPS inspection and required security services
VPN and resilience
- Branch Office VPN tunnels and cloud VPN connections
- Concurrent remote VPN users
- High-availability, redundant power and failover requirements
- Expected growth during the subscription term
Submit the completed information to ITMAP ASIA for a structured Firebox sizing review.
