Hey everyone! I've been lurking for a bit but this is my first real post 😊. We're a small remote team (10 people) and I was put in charge of sorting out our "zero trust" thing. We used Tailscale for over a year, which was awesome and super simple for us tech-light folks.
Recently, our IT provider really pushed us to switch to Absolute Secure Access. They said it integrated better with some other business systems we use. I was kinda nervous because I'd gotten so comfortable with Tailscale, but we made the switch last month.
Some things that really surprised me:
* The setup felt more... corporate? Like, there were more steps and options right out of the gate compared to Tailscale's "install and go" feel. It took me a bit longer to wrap my head around it.
* The admin dashboard shows way more device details than I'm used to – like hardware info and a compliance status. I don't really know what to do with all that data yet, but it looks impressive!
* The biggest surprise was how it handles web apps. With Tailscale, we mostly accessed internal tools. But Absolute lets you publish specific web apps to users without giving them full network access. We're using it for our internal project management tool now, and it feels like a different layer of control.
Overall, it's powerful but has a steeper learning curve for someone like me. I'm still figuring out if all these features are things we actually *need*. Has anyone else come from a simpler tool and felt a bit overwhelmed? I'd love tips on what features are the most useful for a small team like ours.