Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center Reviews

Name: Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center
Brand: Fortinet
Rating: 4 (20 reviews)

4.0 out of 5

20 reviews
100% willing to recommend

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What is Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center?

With 10 or 40 GE access ports and a high-throughput backbone, FortiSwitch Data Center Switches are ideal for the top-of-rack (ToR) server or firewall-aggregation applications. The high-speed switching fabric is also well suited for enterprise network core or backbone network installations.

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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is the #16 ranked solution in top Ethernet Switches. PeerSpot users give Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most commonly compared to Cisco Ethernet Switches: Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs Cisco Ethernet Switches. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 44% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 23% of all views.

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Featured reviews

Muhammad Aamir Riaz

Senior Manager Security Operation Center at The Bank of Punjab

We use Fortinet FortiSwitch—Data Center to switch and manage our data centres. It handles network connectivity between them and supports our internet applications All the features are necessary, like tracking evidence and IPS. However, I appreciate the ability to connect the logs and the…

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JunedhRehman

Network Infrastructure Engineer at Softrobotics

Our primary use case for this solution is facilitating internal networking within our environment. It helps us manage numerous clients within our data center. Specifically, we utilize VLANs to establish and maintain the network infrastructure The platform's most valuable feature is the intuitive…

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Dennis Guanare

Network Manager at Oceánica de Seguros, S.A.

In relation to my company, the solution is installed in Costa Rica and Venezuela. I work with Fortinet FortiSwitch in my company's data center I like Fortinet FortiSwitch, and I work with it since I also work with FortiGate. I like the functionalities provided by Fortinet FortiSwitch, making it a…

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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center mindshare

As of September 2024, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center in the Ethernet Switches category stands at 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Last updated Aug 17, 2024

Valuable Features

"It is very stable."
"All the features are necessary, like tracking evidence and IPS. However, I appreciate the ability to connect the logs and the dashboard functionality."
"The initial setup was simple."

Room for Improvement

"Fortinet could have the ability to authenticate users like Aruba offers because managing ten or twelve SSIDs for different clients is complicated."
"Cisco is better in terms of price, scalability, and ease of management. Regarding resources, they are available in Pakistan to manage these systems."
"They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks."