Long time SEP user (approx. 200 seats), currently using SEPM and deploying using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
Have looked to migrate to SEP15/Cloud but discovered that SEP15 client downloads are wrapped within the Symantec Agent. This makes it impossible to effectively deploy using SCCM as package identifaction/detection and version management and supercedence is against the Agent, not the SEP client itself.
I appreciate that the Agent is there for customers who don't have an established deloyment strategy but it hurts customers like us. We cannot consider using the Agent method as it goes against our existing policies for computer updates and maintanence windows.
As it stands my company is unable to move to SEP15/Cloud and because of this and we are now evaluating our use of Symantec EndPoint Protection and looking at alternatives from other vendors.
Plesae consider offering native SEP client downloads from the portal.