Fortinet FortiManager Scalability
The scalability is okay. There are some restrictions. However, it is pretty good. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
We have three accounts using the product. They range in size.
View full review »I'm not too sure how scalable the solution is. My understanding is that it would be. However, I haven't tested its capabilities in that way.
I'd rate the scalability seven out of ten.
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Olivier Desnoafa
Network consult at BPI France
Scalability was very good.
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Fortinet FortiManager
April 2024
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Mohamed Talbi
Network and Security Engineer at Neurones
I think the product is very scalable. We can add a new instance of FortiGate with a simple click. We can configure it with high availability using two VMs active-backup. It is a very good product from the scalability point of view.
There are now more than five people who are currently using FortiManager in our company and we are counting on more as we grow. We are a growing company of integrators. We have been on a mission for three years in our region to service our clients — all of them have more than 500 employees. We also have built up to more than 5000 employees total. These same five people using FortiManager are also what we need for the maintenance of the systems.
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GorbachevAnthony
Sr. Network Architect at Endurance International Group
It is very scalable. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of scalability. They are very flexible.
We have less than 20 people on the solution.
View full review »We did not run into any problems with the scalability.
View full review »Presently, our customers have a limited number of remote sites, numbering in the hundreds, with none exceeding a thousand or more. Fortunately, there haven't been any issues reported with this scale of deployment.
View full review »It's scalable. I'd rate it a nine out of ten in terms of scalability.
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MohamedTalbi
Security Architect at Bouygues Telecom Mobile
FortiManager's ability to scale is good as it's a virtual machine. You can raise the capacity as you go, and there is no limit for hardware. The basic ones support a lot of devices and offer a good defense. However, you need to raise the level of licensing every time to support more devices. So, in terms of scalability, it's really good.
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SyedImran
Tech Specialist, Client Network DeliveryTech at AT&T
Fortinet FortiManager is a scalable solution.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give scalability a nine.
View full review »I rate FortiManager eight out of 10 for scalability. It's easy to scale, but you may run into some issues. We have around 4,000 users at my company.
The scalability is great. I would rate it nine out of ten. It expands easily.
View full review »The solution is scalable. The solution can be scalable or maybe not scalable enough in some use cases. If you are working with a private or public cloud, it is very scalable. If you go for a hardware-based client, you may need to upgrade the hardware to scale.
View full review »Fortinet FortiManager is a scalable solution.
I have a considerable number of clients who currently use FortiManager - at present, I can recall more than five. Since effective policy management and centralized upgrades are critical for multi-location management, FortiManager is an essential tool for such purposes. FortiManager is installed in the majority of my clients' locations.
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Sylvan
Works at renesas
The solution is scalable. Around 20 to 30 IT employees use the solution in the organization.
View full review »I rate FortiManager eight out of 10 for scalability.
View full review »It is a scalable solution. I'd rate it eight out of ten. I haven't tried to scale to any great extent.
We have around five users that are administrating the solution at the moment.
View full review »The product is likely scalable, however, we haven't pushed it.
We have no experience with many numbers, such as 200 or 600 devices. We scale up to 60 firewalls.
View full review »It is scalable and there is no issue. You can have available devices and you can scale. The only thing is you need to do capacity planning. How many firewalls are there and the model of Fortinet FortiManager has to be decided? If you do this properly, then there is no issue.
View full review »I would rate the scalability of Fortinet FortiManager an eight out of ten.
View full review »The solution is pretty scalable and can support 4,000 devices on a single pane.
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Vasileios Matiakis
Owner at Omma Consulting
It's scalable if you have many devices. It makes things easier, especially if you want to have a VPN and stuff like that. When you have lots of devices, it's very helpful as a solution.
View full review »I give the scalability an eight out of ten.
We have over 30 customers using the solution.
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ACHIL TOKO
Consultant at AMH Consulting Group
It is a scalable solution. Our customers are big enterprises and corporate clients.
We have found the product to be scalable. It's not a problem if you want to expand it.
For example, if you want to add another 10 or 15 firewalls, will it have any problems
View full review »With regards to scalability, with the on-prem solution, I would say it won't be as scalable as a more virtual solution, either on the cloud or on-prem. With virtualized environments, you can scale easily. With appliances, you do have hard limits in terms of capabilities. Once the number of devices exceeds the limits of the product, then you have no choice but to upgrade to a higher model of FortiManager.
We have two clients who use FortiManager in their environment.
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AhmedNatil
Security Manager at Alternative Solutions
The solution is very scalable so I rate scalability a ten out of ten.
View full review »It's scalable. It's easy to expand.
View full review »The solution is best suited for SMPs but not enterprises. If the company has many switches and access points and traffics with customization Fortinet FortiManager is not the correct solution.
The scalability of the solution is good. For example, you can use virtual machines and upgrade the license to scale.
View full review »The solution is scalable. We have a lot of customers on the product and some are expanding.
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reviewer1798890
Works at a non-profit with 51-200 employees
It is scalable.
View full review »The on-prem version of FortiManager is not very scalable.
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reviewer1487874
Technical Network Consultant, Sr Network Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
We have found the solution to be easily scalable.
View full review »On a scale from one to ten with one being the worst and ten being the best, FortiManager's scalability would be eight. It is a good solution for medium and enterprise companies.
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Dilip Saraf
Regional Head at MASS INFONET (P) LTD.
The licensing is very easy, which makes it quite scalable. A company shouldn't have any trouble expanding the solution. If they have, for example, 50 devices and suddenly need 100, they just need to scale up.
Whether the solution is used regularly depends on the organization.
View full review »We have not pushed our usage to the point where we have had to scale, yet.
View full review »I'd give five out of ten for Fortinet FortiManager, scalability-wise. It's in the middle.
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Riasat Ali
Group Head of IT at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees
For us, it is fine as it is, because we don't have a large environment, and don't need such requirements.
It does provide the scalability for larger organizations with more sites. They may need to upgrade or maybe attach more devices.
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reviewer1414707
Network Delivery Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Scalability with FortiManager is fine.
The ability to upgrade, or downgrade if necessary, is very good.
View full review »We can scale but it requires the purchase of additional licenses.
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reviewer1467213
Head of IT
FortiManager is scalable.
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Mak Kazemaini
Infrastructure and Cloud Architect at Vizion network
It's a very scalable solution. It has been designed for a large environment.
The concept of using a FortiManager is when you have a scalable modular infrastructure and several firewalls or Fortinet devices that you want to manage in a centralized environment.
We have three people using this solution and they are infrastructure engineers.
In our type of business, there is no plan or place for more expansion or improvement as we have a certain set of business services. The firewall is protecting our network and Fortinet devices are very limited in our company.
In our business, we cannot see a future for improving or expanding the use of FortiManager for some time.
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reviewer1247817
Presales Technical Specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
I wasn't able to try Fortinet FortiManager on enterprise customers, or large-scale customers, but for small and medium-sized businesses, it was more than okay. It's scalable.
View full review »FortiManager is easy to scale up and down.
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Filip Hajek
Consultant at DNS a.s.
Scalability is good.
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Eric Ansenne
Owner at EASI Network
I have no experience with scalability.
View full review »The solution is scalable, it is good for large companies to manage their devices.
We have six customers using this solution.
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Rias Majeed
CISM at Exceed NetSec LLC
If you go above your box, you have to update it. It's not so scalable. But most firewalls are like this. Throughput makes a difference. We have to upgrade boxes every three to four years.
View full review »It is easy to scale, although it can be costly. There is a limit to the number of devices that it can support, but additional FortiManagers can be used in this case.
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reviewer1181130
Asst. Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It is scalable, although if you are managing hardware appliances then there are some limitations. If you are using the VM then you can just upgrade your license and add resources.
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reviewer1316466
Senior Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It's fairly easy to scale up FortiManager. I think it's suitable for large businesses.
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reviewer1410516
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The scalability of Fortinet FortiManager is very good.
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Fortinet FortiManager
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Fortinet FortiManager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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