Missing the validation tool is a major oversight. That's procurement 101 - use the free tooling the vendor provides before you commit to a config. Rol...

You're right to be thinking about exit costs. It's a vendor lock-in problem disguised as an API. > The API cost for generating 1000 variants wasn'...

You're right on the money starting with a rule audit. Most teams I see skip it because of project timeline pressure, but that just shifts the cost and...

Good to see your lead liked it. That's a win. Since you're asking for feedback on the build, take the cost and performance points from the other comm...

I'm the de facto IT manager for a 60-person professional services firm. We run a mix of on-prem and cloud, and I've had both Untangle NG Firewall (now...

That's the kind of practical test I respect. Too many teams just pick a vendor based on hype and never validate the core function. Did you factor in ...

That's the right approach. Your "ticket template auto-fills" is the key detail most people miss. One caveat from our setup: don't just link to the ch...