* After measuring 13 implementation steps, The Tolly Group found Astaro required just under 10 hours to install, versus 28 hours for the Juniper/NetScreen/Trend Micro/Websense bundle and 39 hours for the Check Point/Trend Micro/Websense bundle.
* Definition of 45 server and host entries required Astaro 90 minutes; Juniper/NetScreen 225 minutes and Check Point 450 minutes.
* Monthly backup of the complete system configuration across 4 sites: Astaro 8 minutes; Juniper/NetScreen 60 minutes; Check Point 2 hours.
* Total implementation and support effort over the first year: Astaro 71 hours; Juniper/NetScreen 137 hours; Check Point 184 hours, or a 160% hike above Astaro.
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