Forrester Study: 318% ROI with Fortinet Data Center Security
The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Fortinet NGFW for Data Center and AI-Powered FortiGuard Security Services Solution on their organizations.
The study examines the cost savings and business benefits according to Fortinet customer experiences and data.
Learn About:
- Key Challenges and Solution Requirements/Investment Objectives
- Detailed Analysis Of Benefits
- Analysis Of Costs
- Cost Savings And Business Benefits Enabled By NGFW For Data Center and AI-Powered FortiGuard Security Services Solution
Executive Takeaways
According to Forrester research, security decision-makers are implementing and expanding next-gen firewalls more than any other on-prem security service. Fortinet NGFW for Data Center and AI-Powered FortiGuard Security Services Solution is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution for the data center that converges an organization’s security and networking to protect its mission-critical data across the hybrid IT infrastructure. The solution delivers a standardized framework that provides coordinated, automated, and consistent threat protection through a single operating system with performance optimized by a purpose-built ASIC architecture.
Key Challenges
Interviewees described the difficulty in meeting all their business objectives and security requirements with previous solutions because processes to upgrade and maintain other NGFW in data centers were complex and time-consuming.
- NGFW were difficult to upgrade and maintain
- NGFW would crash and impact daily operations
- Limited talent to manage multiple firewalls
Results of Study
Proving the return on investment of your data center cybersecurity investments has never been more important.
Key results from the commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting include improved networking and security performance, increased networking and security team efficiencies, end-user productivity gains, notable cost savings, and better sustainability.
Three-year, risk-adjusted present value (PV) quantified benefits for the composite organization include
Key Findings:
318%
Return on investment (ROI)
Key Findings:
< 6
months payback
Key Findings:
40%
savings to previous other NGFW solution costs
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Fortinet FortiGate Data Center Firewall Solutions
FortiGate Next-generation Firewalls are powered by purpose-built security processing units (SPUs), including the latest NP7 (Network Processor 7). They enable security-driven networking, and are ideal network firewalls for hybrid and hyperscale data centers. Fortinet NGFWs reduce cost and complexity by eliminating points products and consolidating industry-leading security capabilities such as secure sockets layer (SSL) inspection including the latest TLS1.3, web filtering, intrusion prevention system (IPS) to provide full visibility and protect any network edge. Fortinet NGFWs uniquely meet the performance needs of hyperscale and hybrid IT architectures, enabling organizations to deliver optimal user experience, and manage security risks for better business continuity.
