You go from deploying it to 25 endpoints as a test to maybe 200 endpoints as an expanded pilot, and then you deploy it to 5,000 computers over a relatively short period of time. You then carry out an expanded pilot and once you're satisfied that it's not going to bring your network down, you deploy it almost at once. The companies we deploy to are generally medium or large so you have to be strict on your load because the impact can be brutal if not done right. A lot of companies have custom code programs and typically any EEP would trigger false positives. Deployment is faster than in other solutions but it still takes time. It needs to be done in steps. You initiate it with a test and pilot to discover false positives or whether it might be blocking things or creating an issue on your network. Like many companies, Symantec also sell an EDR solution, and it is a feature you'd want to add to an endpoint solution. EPPs by nature have so many parts to it, they can be daunting, even to those with experience, but once deployed it's quite easy to use. With Symantec adopting the AI and many of the new protection features like file-less attacks and other modern technologies, it's very attractive and makes a big difference. Even when they turn on the firewall, they will use it just with its default settings, but if you really learn how to use it and deploy it correctly, it provides much more protection. Unfortunately many companies just use the basic, out of the box solution. All the features are great with the core being antivirus, spyware, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Machine Learning, and capabilities like reputation analysis based on their huge footprint, firewall, IPS and device control are very useful at protecting the environment.

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