Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center Valuable Features

Dennis Guanare - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at Oceánica de Seguros, S.A.

I like Fortinet FortiSwitch, and I work with it since I also work with FortiGate. I like the functionalities provided by Fortinet FortiSwitch, making it a complete product for me.

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

SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product.

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Jorge Martínez - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at Sencinet

The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point.

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Simon Pelletier - PeerSpot reviewer
President at SLP

The solution's valuable feature was to have the possibility to manage it with a central point which means that from FortiGate, it was really easy to manage with FortiSwitch management.

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LM
Senior Client Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature.

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PC
Network Security Engineer at ZOL Zimbabwe

The FortiSwitches together with FortiGate give users more visibility into the network. It also offers up straight intelligence when paired with FortiGate when it's connected through the security fabric, which helps improve security. For example, if you've got your FortiSwitches in place, you can actually control FortiSwitch using FortiGate.

The solution has the switch controller built into FortiGate, which is a bonus. From there you are able to see, for example, the number of switches that you actually have. You have logical topology of the switches that are interconnected into your environment. From that logical topology, you're able to drill down into each switch and see what devices are connected to what, within which port. Together with Fortinet in the security fabric with Forticlient, you'll be able to see the clients that are of high risk within the network.

If you've got a server that has got a vulnerable application, that information can be shared through the switch. It also has the functionality whereby if one machine within the network tries to send infected information or is infected itself, it will result in traffic being blocked. That way, the spreading of viruses is drastically reduced.

The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy.

In terms of usability, they give us very good visibility.

The device, when using it with FortiGate, is seamless.

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

The main feature is that we can manage all the network's rules for FortiGate, it's the main added value for us.

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

This solution is very easy to configure and use.

The level of security that is provided is good.

The support for this product is good.

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MG
National Information Systems Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The most valuable feature is the port analytics. When you start getting into FortiManager and some of their analytics tools, that's the stuff I'm more interested in.

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YM
IT Network, Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

A valuable feature of FortiGate is its management integrity. FortiSwitch has two modes, one standalone and the other managed. The standalone mode cannot be managed from FortiGate, although the managed mode allows one to manage FortiSwitch from FortiGate. This includes the making or assigning of virtual LAN, interfacing, enabling and disabling and patching of upgrades. This can be done from FortiGate to every other FortiSwitch. 

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MG
National Information Systems Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The port analytics are the most valuable aspect of the solution for our organization. When we start getting into the FortiManagers and some of their analytics tools, it becomes very interesting for us.

The product's got a thousand features, and we're probably using only 10% of them.

The interface is very straightforward.

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YM
IT Network, Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Configurations between FortiGate and FortiSwitch have to link to each other as "FortiLink". We need configuration. The configuration is not like a Cisco switch. It has a unique configuration. 

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GV
ICT Architect at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

The interface is good.

It integrates well.

It works well.

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