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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center Primary Use Case

JK
Information Technology Security Analyst at Super Secure

We have installed a whole Fortinet infrastructure, including a Fortinet firewall, which was two hundred F, and from the FortiGate firewall, we installed two FortiSwitches, one for the wireless network and one for the LAN. 

We also installed a FortiSwitch on layer three, where we configured all the DSCP servers and routing for the Fortinet firewall and the wireless LAN.

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Vishwajeet Pandey - PeerSpot reviewer
senior technical administrator at Ogma Consulting
I use Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center as it is a more flexible switch compared to normal switches. It allows me to manage and monitor all switches through a single pane of management. View full review »
Rias Majeed - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC

Our primary use case involves working with Fortinet's firewall systems and their integration with Fortinet switches, particularly in the context of managing and securing networks.

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Ayush Jha - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant at ConsultEdge Global Services (OPC) Pvt. Ltd.

Our customers are from various industries, such as finance, banking, manufacturing, distributors, and MNCs. We manage all managed services for Fortinet, including data centers, networking, and cybersecurity. We are a reseller and partner of Fortinet Switches for more than five years.

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Muhammad Aamir Riaz - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

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JunedhRehman - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

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Julius Villacruz - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - IT Operations & Cybersecurity at Bounty Fresh Group

We use the product for SD-WAN features.

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Simon Pelletier - PeerSpot reviewer
President at SLP

Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool.

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Dennis Guanare - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

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Mongezi Njaju - PeerSpot reviewer
Support Engineer and Helpdesk Administrator at Praxis Computing

We use the solution for network segregation and network management.

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Ahmed Dandousha - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

We use it as an API, as our last solution.

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Yusuke Murasato - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Network, Security Engineer at Zuken Netwave

We implement it for our customers and do the installation. 

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reviewer1305090 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a renewables & environment company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are using FortiSwitch at our factory. We are using both the Firewall and Wi-Fi devices with this device.

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reviewer1149675 - PeerSpot reviewer
National Information Systems Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

This is a solution that we use in our company and we also provide services to our clients.

The FortiSwitch is used to manage traffic between our VMs and physical hosts across multiple data centers. It is part of our network fabric and it can support the amount of throughput that we need to provide HA to service our clients.

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reviewer1149675 - PeerSpot reviewer
National Information Systems Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We have physical hosts across multiple data centers and primarily use the solution to lay network fabric that can support the amount of throughput that we need to our HA and service ports.

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reviewer1532286 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Client Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The product is used mostly as an integration within Fortinet Security Fabric. It is a combination of security and switching.

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