“Our previous content filtering solution was the Achilles heel for the network. Anytime it had a performance problem it was felt everywhere since all http traffic went through these appliances. With Umbrella we no longer have to worry about performance or scalability.”

“When we need to apply a global block, or a global bypass, we were able to do it within two minutes for every one of our 18 sites, from Hawaii to Chicago. It would have taken us all day with Websense,”

"Unlike proxy-based or span port appliance solutions, Umbrella only handles the DNS request, so instead of dealing with annoying network bottlenecks our libraries’ technology teams can focus on better serving our communities.”

“Because Umbrella’s platform is so straightforward, I spend a lot less time pulling and compiling reports than I used to.”

"Compared with traditional Web filtering solutions, Umbrella offers the ideal intersection of powerful protection and simple management. It comes at a considerably lower total cost of ownership for our customers and the pricing model is straightforward and easy to understand.”

"Rather than having to put one-off rules into an appliance to allow for exceptions, we can easily assign local technical people the authority to change rules on their own networks in Umbrella."

"Even if Umbrella Enterprise was price neutral or more expensive, it would still be the best model for us in our fight against malware. Fortunately, it actually offers us a lower total cost of ownership and allows us to remain leading edge and up-to-date with almost no maintenance on our …

“Being able to show [my CEO] where we were before OpenDNS and where we are now, it’s night and day. Hopefully we can continue to be proactive.”

“By offering OpenDNS at no charge, we demonstrate to prospective customers that we will help them with improving their productivity, not just managing their IT infrastructure. OpenDNS is an investment for Mirus IT,”

"When we switched to Umbrella we were able to virtually eradicate support tickets regarding malware for our main campus and remote facilities – literally overnight.”

"We have seven sites throughout South and East Los Angeles, and when our teachers or administrators request changes, it’s imperative that the educational process isn’t obstructed because of a delay in applying those changes. The OpenDNS dashboard allows us to make changes to any of our sites from any device …

“Previously, malware would just crash your computer, but today it’s a whole new world of threats, so people need to rely on experts like OpenDNS to help fight it. I have a much better feeling about our network security knowing that I have a DNS-based, cloud solution like OpenDNS.”

“I had to make a few policies for specific users — you just click on the user and add them to the policy. It’s enforced globally in just a few minutes.”

"Umbrella Insights offers straightforward Web-based administration that’s easy to configure and maintain. We would absolutely recommend it to other organizations.”

“The reduction in infections saved us close to one full-time help desk tech.” Occasionally, Pennoni’s IT team needs to add or subtract sites from the company’s blacklists and whitelists, otherwise, “Most of the company doesn’t even know OpenDNS is there. They don’t see it, they don’t think about it. It …