From the features perspective, anomaly detection and behavioral threat protection features are all present in the product, and they work very well. MITRE confirms this because Palo Alto achieves 100% detection and reaction without any modification of the software or patching. AI is one of the main engines inside the system. AI is very present in all Palo Alto solutions, so there is nothing new from this point of view. Palo Alto was probably the first to invest significantly in AI when others did not even understand what AI meant. Palo Alto always mentions MITRE, which provides 100% detection and reaction with the default configuration from the software factory. I believe any other discussion is trivial. You have a cloud instance, and then you have to install the endpoint agents in your infrastructure where needed. Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is in a cloud managed by Palo Alto. I remember that it is probably on Google Cloud. Whether it is easy to answer depends on how you configure it. From what my colleagues tell me, in general it works well. Automations due to AI mean that sometimes you do not need to do anything, and in other cases you have evidence of an issue and then you need to analyze. The requirement is very variable. These tools help a lot because in general in cloud there are many parameters to consider, and having something that provides you prioritization is very helpful. This is especially true when you have dozens of thousands of issues to manage because you are using open-source software and do not know where to start. The solution itself is very good. Considering the limitations due to licensing and other factors, if we talk about Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks specifically, it is a different product because the licensing has improved significantly. Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto Networks has the possibility to integrate other solutions by Palo Alto and firewalls. This makes it a framework, whereas Wiz, for example, is standalone software doing only that one thing. If you need to integrate other pillars of the customer, it becomes difficult; you cannot do it with this solution. If I consider Cortex XDR, the rating would probably be lower because the commercial licensing for Cortex XDR is still too weak. My overall review rating for this solution is nine out of ten.
