We initially chose not to use Check Point’s appliances as we were satisfied with our existing solution and it fit with our hardware landscape, maintenance practices, and expertise,” explains Dr. The hardware came from the Helmholtz-Zentrum itself. When it first introduced firewall technology in the early 2000s, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf chose to use Check Point’s open server landscape. Increasing demand made appliances necessary It has additional sites in Freiberg, Görlitz, Grenoble, Leipzig, and near Hamburg. It operates large-scale facilities with users all over the world and employs around 1,400 people. It is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers and works in the fields of energy, health, and matter. Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is one of the largest research institutions in the German state of Saxony.
