Ian MacFarlane's Professional Profile

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3 days ago

Contributed a review of Auvik Network Management (ANM): Offers a highly intuitive interface and provides a real-time view of my network

Over 2 years ago

Contributed a review of HaloITSM: Codeless with no customization required and excellent pricing

Almost 4 years ago

Answered a question: When evaluating Endpoint Security, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

The days of signature-based solutions are end of life. AI threat detection with human monitoring is where we are at today: Sentinel One, Crowdstrik, FieldEffects, Carbon Black. Check out Red Canary.

Over 4 years ago

Contributed a review of Meraki MS Switches: Rock solid, works well, and lets you see port connections and initiate a service request from the device itself

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: Best Firewall to create VPN for 250 plus users currently working from home?

Hi, VPN's are becoming something from the pass as more organizations are connecting to cloud based services like O365. In most cases companies have moves servers/data/services out of the back server room. Back to your question, Fortinet, SonicWall or Cisco. Meraki is a great…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: Anyone switching from SolarWinds NPM? What is a good alternative and why?

I have used both and have to say my experience with Connectwise was very good. Design for MSP's and when used with IT Glue and My It Process nice, accurate seamless.

About 5 years ago

Contributed a review of Meraki Dashboard: Centralized dashboard management for all devices on your network that is easy-to-use