Gartner released its Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways on
May 24 ID:G00234572.
You can’t say that there was a clear winner among the companies in the
Leaders Quadrant. Zscaler remained the
highest ranked with respect to Completeness of Vision, and Cisco from the perspective
of Ability to Execute. Websense and Blue
Coat were sandwiched in between with McAfee also in the Leaders Quadrant.
Among the usual suspects, Webroot was dropped
from the grid (must meet those revenue thresholds, people) and M86 Security is
now part of Trustwave. Barracuda is now
in a more favorable position than Trend
Micro in the Challengers part of the quadrant. Overall, though, there wasn’t a lot of movement between the companies
represented on the Quadrant.
Companies evaluating alternatives should
look at the report for the Strengths and Cautions highlighted by Gartner. It’s also interesting to look at the previous year’s report, to see whether vendors you’re evaluating dealt with any of the Cautions Gartner
brought up for vendors you may have under evaluation.
According to Gartner, The market is led by on-premises solutions with 87% of the market
with SWG as a service representing the remainder. Gartner see’s the SaaS alternative growing at 35% in fiscal
2012.
Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) from companies such as SonicWall and Palo Alto Networks were not
included in the reports, as these are primarily firewalls. People interested in the growing evolution of
this technology and SWG’s, should acquire the Gartner Report "Next-Generation Firewalls and Secure
Web Gateways Will Not Converge Before 2015," ID Number: G00212272. Palo Alto Networks positions their NGFW solutions as making the need to
acquire a secure web gateway unnecessary. Unrelated side note - There have to be discussions by Palo Alto Networks people and the "smartest guys in the room" about their pending IPO (Initial Public Offering) after the recent Facebook IPO. Predictions - there will be a Harvard Business School case study and the phrases "pop" and "money on the table" will appear in a lot more articles on future IPOs.
How Do You Use A Gartner Magic Quadrant?
The below is from a Research Methodologies piece on utilizing Magic Quadrants. Too often,
a pic of the quadrant will make its way onto a slide deck with no explanation.
Clients use Magic Quadrants as a first step to understanding
the technology providers they might consider for a specific investment
opportunity.Keep in mind that focusing on the leaders' quadrant isn't
always the best course of action. There
are good reasons to consider market challengers. And a niche player may support your needs
better than a market leader. It all
depends on how the provider aligns with your business goals.
Those wanting a full copy of the report can go to Gartner or
register with vendors such as Zscaler for read access to the report. Let the issuing of press releases begin.
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