Re: [fw-wiz] Gartner as usual..

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 7:10 PM, ArkanoiD <ark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com/literature/whitepapers/Gartner-Magic-Quadrant2010.pdf

..pure, organic, unblended BULLSHIT.

Not disagreeing, but wondering what your main complaint is.

I'll be honest, had you not posted the link, I never would've read
this paper. I think firewalls are a mature enough concept that a
Gartner or Forrester paper on them is irrelevant. It's about as
useful as a research paper on bread. I mean, honestly, who's shopping
for their first firewall?

PaulM
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