SonicWall Analytics can be used in conjunction with NSM SaaS and On-Premises. This allows users to manage firewalls from NSM and also view reporting and analytics data in NSM.

A SaaS-based analytics license can be upgraded to include reporting and analytics. When you click on the firewall whose data is stored in Analytics, NSM fetches the data securely from the back-end. Data is encrypted and compressed so that no data integrity issues are experienced.

NSM On-Premises firewall management licensing is node based, with a base license of five nodes and add-on licenses for additional nodes after that. The reporting and analytics licenses are based on per firewall. For more information, refer to NSM On-Premises Licensing Model. You can also add reporting and analytics functionality by installing Analytics On-Premise product (IPFIX or Syslog), along with the on-premises NSM. Contact your sales representative for assistance and refer to the On-Premises Analytics Getting Started Guide and the SonicWall Analytics Administration.

Analytics includes a broad range of predefined reports, as well as the flexibility to create custom reports using any combination of auditable data for thorough risk analysis. These reports combined give detailed insights of network events, user activities, threats, operational and performance issues, security efficacy, risks and security gaps, compliance readiness, and auditing.