Re: PIX EOL

[renil.lambert]

It all depends on the following.
1. How critical is your data.
2. How good is your budget.
3. Support your vendor is offering / rapo your vendor has with you.
4. How does it suit your needs. like if you require only a perimeter security. with minimum users you would probably go for a UTM solution.

Just thoughts that came by.

Ren

[Matthew Leeds-2]

I'd also point out that the EOL is (for the 535 model)

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product - October 23, 2012

The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete - July 27, 2013.

I'd say that's a few budget cycles away.

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On 4/28/2008 at 12:00 PM renil.lambert@... wrote:

>It all depends on the following.
>1. How critical is your data.
>2. How good is your budget.
>3. Support your vendor is offering / rapo your vendor has with you.
>4. How does it suit your needs. like if you require only a perimeter
>security. with minimum users you would probably go for a UTM solution.
>
>Just thoughts that came by.
>
>Ren

[Chad Giulini]

Keep an eye on the end of software maintenance release, which appears to be July 28, 2009 for all versions of PIX OS.  According to Cisco, this is the last date they will release any maintenance versions or bug fixes for PIX OS.  Hopefully there aren't too many major deficiencies in some of the older code trains (6.3 has been around quite a while now), but some consideration is probably warranted on the decision to run code that will no longer be patched by the vendor.

This is basically a repeat of what Cisco did with their VPN concentrator last year. 

Regards,

Chad

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