Understanding the Check Point product lineup and coverage

The scope of Check Point offerings could be better understood when looking at the following chart depicting the three main branches of products:

Figure 1.1 – Check Point unified security architecture components

The Quantum branch is primarily concerned with hardware appliances, but it does include Check Point's own cloud-hosted scalable management solution (Quantum Smart-1 Cloud).

The small business appliances in the Quantum branch are running an embedded version of Check Point's firewall. They are different from the rest of the lineup in that category, but they, too, could be managed from the same centralized management solutions as the rest.

The CloudGuard branch, while primarily concerned with cloud-based solutions, includes those for the on-premises virtualization environments, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix. Additionally, the management servers deployed in the cloud as VMs are also considered to be part of the CloudGuard product line.

The Harmony branch contains solutions necessary to safeguard endpoints inside, as well as outside, of your organization (including BYOD and mobile devices) and to provide your users with multiple choices for secure remote connectivity.

Now that we have learned about the scope of Check Point products, let's take a look at the benefits of having a single vendor solution protecting your infrastructure and data.