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Forward Enterprise

By Forward Networks

4.6 out of 5 stars

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Time to Implement

2 months

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Forward Enterprise Demo - Network Topology
Forward Enterprise automatically builds a fully interactive, accurate, and up-to-date Topology Map every time it collects from the network. The interactive map view provides connectivity between various locations highlighted in a location based geological map. Nearby locations are aggregated on t...
Forward Enterprise Demo - Search Your Entire Network
Search network behavior, configuration, and state network-wide with an intuitive and powerful tool. Find any device on your network, including its connections and all forwarding behavior for fast root-cause isolation and incident remediation. Perform complete end-to-end path analyses across your ...
Forward Enterprise Demo - Verify Network Intent
Verify that your network is configured and behaving exactly as intended across on-prem, cloud, and virtual overlay networks. Set, check, and customize policies for your entire network. Continuously audit your network and receive alerts of non-compliance.
Forward Enterprise Demo - Compare with Behavior Diffs
Behavior Diffs allow side-by-side comparison in one quick view of configuration file changes for any device, between any points in time. Identify what policy rules and behavior checks have changed between snapshots. Quickly see new device connections, topology changes, and interface updates. Lear...
Forward Enterprise Demo - Dashboard
The Forward Dashboard provides an insight on the network complexity, the health of the network, and on the improvements made by the team to make the network healthier. It's intended for senior leaders, like Network Managers from operations and engineering teams, to establish targets and set goal...
Forward Enterprise Demo - Vulnerability Management
Forward Networks will match CVEs to vendor, model, OS version, and even the exact config lines that enable risk. All this is done with the configuration and state that is taken from the device. No more running resource intensive vulnerability scans on your production network. Get actionable insig...
In just 14 minutes, Mike Lossmann breaks down the entire Forward Enterprise platform and all of its use cases: Security, Cloud, Network Ops / Network Eng, and universal IT use cases that span horizontally across all teams.
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In just 14 minutes, Mike Lossmann breaks down the entire Forward Enterprise platform and all of its use cases: Security, Cloud, Network Ops / Network Eng, and universal IT use cases that span horizontally across all teams.
If you’re looking for a powerful, modern NetMRI replacement, Forward Networks has got you covered. Future proof your network’s visibility, compliance, and control without compromise. Watch Sean Deveci’s short video to learn more.
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If you’re looking for a powerful, modern NetMRI replacement, Forward Networks has got you covered. Future proof your network’s visibility, compliance, and control without compromise. Watch Sean Deveci’s short video to learn more.
Cloud issues are hard to resolve in multi-cloud environments. Mike walks through a real-world connectivity issue between two major clouds and shows how Forward cuts through the noise to reveal hidden problems and key insights.
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Cloud issues are hard to resolve in multi-cloud environments. Mike walks through a real-world connectivity issue between two major clouds and shows how Forward cuts through the noise to reveal hidden problems and key insights.
With Forward Enterprise, you can go from
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With Forward Enterprise, you can go from "I think my network is vulnerable" to "I know the exact details of my network's vulnerabilities and I have a clear path to prioritizing remediation".
Vulnerability scanners help identify and classify network vulnerabilities, but reports from scanners can be overwhelming and non-actionable. Forward Exposure Analysis integrates Tenable data and prioritizes vulnerability remediation.
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Vulnerability scanners help identify and classify network vulnerabilities, but reports from scanners can be overwhelming and non-actionable. Forward Exposure Analysis integrates Tenable data and prioritizes vulnerability remediation.
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JD
Human Resources Coordinator
Education Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Comprehensive Network Visibility Made Easy"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

Due to Forward Enterprise I can have get a complete image of my network and can identify any network issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

The options for customizing reports are quite limited, and when analyzing a large network, I have noticed some delays. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Debrup B.
DB
ML Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Security Policy Validation and Automated Network Insights"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

I like how Forward Enterprise helped verify and validate the security policies I have worked on.

It also helped me go through my networks creating an automated database based on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

It took me sometime to understand how the network infrastructure can be helped using Forward Enterprise. I won’t say that I disliked it, it was just time taking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Outstanding Experience with This Software"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

What I like most about Forward Enterprise is the ability to create a digital twin of the network, which allows for precise visualization and analysis of the entire infrastructure. This helps to verify security policies, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance without having to directly interfere with the real network, reducing risks and speeding up audits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

Nothing to point out at the moment, as I haven't had many interactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Effortless Implementation and Outstanding Support"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

While our experience with the software was limited to a trial implementation, it was nonetheless very effective in helping us discover a range of network issues. There were many features. The software was very easy to use and customer support was always avaialble. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

We didn't have any dislikes, the solution was very feature-rich! (which meant that we weren't using it fully) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sagar K.
SK
Risk Analyst
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Real-Time Network Insights with Complete Visibility"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

It gives complete visibility into network topology and behavior. Helps me understand exactly how the network is working in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

Initial setup and mapping can take time for large, complex networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

George C.
GC
Principal Architect, Data Center Network Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Forward Enterprise (FE) is like unlike any other tool out there."
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

FE takes data that it collects from the network and normalizes it into a searchable database that you can also access via an API. This one aspect of FE is incredibly powerful for our team. It allows us to extend the capabilities of FE to meet our own needs quickly and efficiently. While the tool provides an incredible interface for searching through our network data and visualizing our network layout, it is the ability to use the API and automation to solve our own specific set of problems that makes FE stand out from all other tools I have worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

It is hard for me to quantify something I 'dislike' about FE. There are many aspects of the tool that I don't use regularly, but that is more because of my role, than because I don't find them useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
AT
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Amazing tool to troubleshoot complex networks"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

Forward is a fantastic tool, enabling the ability to analyze flows end to end. With the very detailed output, we were able to better analyze the traffic in all directions.

In complex network operation work, it becomes a super powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

One of the main aspects of this tool is the ability to manage and create topology in an organized way.

Another point would be the improvement in the documentation for the preparation of NQEs. Making it kind of complex for those who don't have programming skills.

The improvement of automatic analysis of failures in the network was also improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Charit A.
CA
Digital Marketing Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"This is an excellent tool for generating great insights into a complex network!"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

Forward Enterprise features a very user-friendly interface that makes it simple to understand and operate. I also admire how quickly it can return results from queries across a huge network. Working with their support engineers has been a great pleasure as well. They are really responsive and can swiftly implement fixes. They are also highly receptive to suggestions and prepared to put them into action if they benefit the overall client base.

It's incredibly valuable because it can track packet flow from source to destination. For my job of auditing different areas of the network, finding network devices and their model information as well as their configurations has saved me a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

There isn't much about forward networks that I dislike. The settings aren't always as up to date as they could be, and the search option could be better. A user guide and blog outlining how to use advanced functionalities within forward networks, particularly with user case examples, would also be very helpful. Furthermore, creating a well-organized big topology is tough. It would be beneficial to have better topology editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
AT
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Perfect example of Turing machine and capability of GraphQL."
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

The vendor agnostic mathemetical model is helping solving such a complex piece of industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

One needs to struggle to find the most frequently used features, the view or landing page should be customizable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Entertainment
UE
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Positive Experiences with Forwards Networks"
What do you like best about Forward Enterprise?

I like search features, detailed outputs from devices as well as sandbox/test features which allow to test traffic flows and configurations before applying them into a production environment. In addition, automatic snapshots gather all necessary information and it is pretty useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forward Enterprise?

I do not recognize any major downsides of leveraging Forward Networks at this point. Possibly the search function could provide additional features and a time to take snapshots could be reduced. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

6 months

Perceived Cost

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