The platform is suitable for midscale companies. I recommend it to others and rate it a seven out of ten.

I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.

Overall, I rate Fortinet FortiSwitch Data Center an eight out of ten.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. 

I rate Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center a nine out of ten.

I would suggest others take time to learn the product before using it, and it can help a lot of people. You can know your product if you take the time to learn and read.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The solution improved our network performance because we no longer have a flat network. The network is segregated, and we have the guest Wi-Fi as well. Just two people are needed for the solution's deployment and maintenance.

Earlier, we only had a Cisco firewall and HPE switches. We did the backup even though the settings were not the same. Since my colleague knew what he was doing, the solution's integration with our network infrastructure was smooth, and we haven't had any issues since then. The solution's management is straightforward.

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

I'm not a technical person. I have a high-level overview of the architecture. People considering the solution must create a benchmark with different solutions. We get a broader picture by integrating it into Fortinet Security Fabric and managing it through FortiManager as a central hub. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

I rate the product a seven out of ten. 

We partnered with a company called Maxtech, which has a direct partnership with Fortinet.

The integration that Fortinet has is what we call Forti security fabric. When you've got your FortiGate and you've got your FortiSwitches, this device communicates that intelligence. To add to that, you can get Forticlient. Forticlient is responsible for sharing information about the vulnerabilities on any particular machine. If there is any vulnerability, that information is shared with FortiGate. You don't really have to guess which devices are connected to your network and what they're doing on the network. 

The security fabric of Fortinet is really a game-changer for us. When you have your switches in that security fabric, the solution is quite good.

Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We had a slight issue with the device when it was working as a standalone product in an environment where there wasn't any FortiGate in place. In this case, half the time most of the clients would say they wouldn't really benefit much in terms of visibility unless when they logged in. However, when it's incorporated with FortiGate, I'd easily rate it a full 10 out of 10.

I would give FortiSwitch a seven out of ten. I also want to add that this solution would work best in small-medium companies. 

This is a product that I would recommend. It is very consistent, and its upgrade and updates are current. The support is good, and the pricing is also good.

Overall, our experience with this product is good.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Every product has a thousand features and we're probably using 10% of them. So, it's more about certifications and knowledge for understanding capabilities.

My advice for anybody who is implementing this solution is to spend some time to get to learn it. Once you do, using it is pretty straightforward.

I would recommend the FortiSwitch Data Center, for sure, although there is always room for improvement.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

I rate Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center as a nine out of ten. 

We're Fortinet partners.

We are both using the solution and providing it to our customers.

The size of the clients we deal with vary. Some are small. Some are mining entities.

I'd recommend the solution. I'd rate it seven out of ten.

I rate Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center a nine out of ten.

I would recommend this solution. It's suitable. If you use FortiGate you should use FortiSwitch. It's very helpful. It has a good configuration. I would recommend it. If you use Fortigate you should replace a Cisco switch to FortiSwitch. FortiSwitch should not be used as a legacy switch(standalone mode).
If we use it as a standalone mode, we can't use it in an SDN function. FortiGate should look at the whole packet in the network. 

I would rate it a nine out of ten. Not a ten because we cannot use it as a layer 3 switch when we use it as the standalone mode. because sometimes the customer wants to replace the layer 3 switch.

We can use the standalone normal FortiSwitch as Layer 3 Switch but if we want to use the SDN function, we have to use it as managed Layer 2 FortiSwitch.

but there is counter measure.

We recommend to proposal to choose more high-end model FortiGate.

so Fortigate can controll routing on behalf Layer 3 switch.

We had a difficult time at first because we were among the first to integrate this product, but everything went smoothly after that.

I would rate Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center a nine out of ten.