Global Management System
A holistic approach to security governance, compliance and risk management
The powerful, intuitive SonicWall Global Management System lets you rapidly deploy and centrally manage SonicWall firewall, wireless, email security, secure remote access and Dell X-Series solutions from a single console. The value of GMS centers on three core objectives. These objectives are interconnected as each leverages a common set of information, processes and technologies that help you establish and deliver a strong, federated security defense and response posture.
Security governance
- Establish an auditable approach to security orchestration
- Provide an enterprise-wide view of the security ecosystem
- Boost operational efficiencies with workflow automation
Compliance and risk management
- Synchronize controls, analytics and reporting for fast and accurate incident response
- Meet demands from regulatory bodies and auditors with audit-ready PCI, HIPAA and SOX security reports
- Customize any combination of security auditable data to comply with specific compliance regulations
- Rapidly drive collaboration, communication and knowledge across the shared security framework
- Make informed security policy decisions based on time-critical and consolidated threat information
Workflow automation
- Get error-free policy management
- Enforce a rigorous process for policy approval prior to deployment
- Assure the correctness and compliance of policy changes
- Mitigate risks and improve efficiency with sanctioned firewall policies deployment
- Meet the firewall change management requirements of enterprises and service providers
Zero-Touch Deployment
- Simplify and speed the deployment and provisioning of SonicWall firewalls remotely using the cloud
- Operationalize large number of firewalls at scale with minimal user intervention
- Reduce administrative overhead associated with device configuration
- Push policies; perform firmware upgrades; and synchronize licenses – all from one place
- Get security and connectivity instantly and automatically
Scalable distributed architecture
- Deploy quickly and easily with software or virtual appliance options — all at a low cost
- Distributed architecture facilitates limitless system availability and scalability.
- Visualize, provision and manage thousands of firewall, wireless, email security and secure remote access devices, regardless of location.