topic I'm a bit frustrated about in Network Security

ASA 5505

Bighead81 — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:20:14 GMT

Considering buying Cisco ASA 5505 for my business but have found end of life for the device. Have Cisco announced a replacement for the appliance or is Palo alto the way to go

I don't think it is accurate

Brandon Svec — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:54:45 GMT

I don't think it is accurate that 5505 is announced EOL yet. Do you have a link? 5510 and larger have been announced EOL only as I understand.

Have you considered Cisco Meraki MX60 or MX100?

I'm a bit frustrated about

Michael Muenz — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:20:23 GMT

I'm a bit frustrated about the way Cisco goes with the ASA5505. I've many clients asking for the small ASA but I don't want to sell them the old 5505, since it doesn't get 9.3 and therefore will go EoS soon.

Also I can't offer the Meraki products (Snowden shit). I can't even order them in germany via the hugest distributors (IngramMicro, Techdata).

In my personal opinion, Cisco waits for a successor to see if the Meraki line grows, and if not, it will create a 5505-X or whatever.

Are you aware of the

Brandon Svec — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:14:30 GMT

Are you aware of the announcement last week by Meraki that they met EMEA regulation requirements and have European data centers now so no information leaves EMEA? I am in US so didn't pay too much attention, but it seems it may address you Snowden concern 😉 You should check with your Meraki rep about it. I recall they said one DC was in Frankfurt.

Yes, I read about it, but in

Michael Muenz — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 20:12:18 GMT

Yes, I read about it, but in Germany, Cloudmanagement is a no-go.

Also what happens when Cisco stops selling Meraki? Then you can't manage your devices.

Search for 5506-X on cisco

Michael Muenz — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:47:51 GMT

Search for 5506-X on cisco.com ... there's finally a successor! (but not yet announced) 😄