Tip of the Week - Managing a large amount of Quantum Spark Appliances

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In the age of remote distributed workforces, SMB's, Branches, and Remote Offices demand access to corporate resources in order to work effectively and efficiently. SMB's, Branches, and Remote Offices require an inexpensive, yet effective solution to provide secure access to critical resources from any device, anywhere. The security solution should be: easy to deploy, easy to manage, and easy to maintain. The management solution should be: secure, fast, agile, efficient, and scalable. The security solution should secure the extending attack surface [think of printers, smart/IoT assets] all by providing a very strong security posture. 
Check Point offers 2 management solution options to manage a large fleet of Quantum Spark Appliances (SMB) gateways.

1. Cloud management - Security Management Portal, SMP.
2. Central management - Security Management Server, SMS with LSM and Smart Provisioning.

The first option, SMP is the preferred solution.
The second option, SMS is for customers facing special requirements or in need to comply with regulations.

This SecureKnowledge article describes four different SMB Use Cases :ISP, MSSP, ATM protection, and Brach Office deployment.