Sr IT Engineer / Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
A good solution that is stable and makes it easy to view logs
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is stable."
  • "Azure is good, however, the Fortinet GUI is more intuitive and I like it more than anything else."

What is our primary use case?

Network Watcher allows you to see the logs to see what's going in and what's going out. You have got to set it up to see that, however, I haven't played much with it. That's why I was looking for something more granular, something that I'm more used to, like the FortiGate Firewall.

What is most valuable?

I've used it to get some logs and see what's going on to the network, however, that's about it.

The solution is stable.

Overall, the solution seems to be pretty good. 

What needs improvement?

Azure is good, however, the Fortinet GUI is more intuitive and I like it more than anything else.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for maybe a year or so. I haven't used it for that long just yet.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I also use Fortinet products.

How was the initial setup?

I cannot recall what the initial setup was like. I cannot speak to how easy or difficult it was. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I'm currently looking at FortiGate Firewall, which I have a better understanding of and is much more granular.

What other advice do I have?

We're a Microsoft partner. 

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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