Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

This software differs from others because it offers its users visibility, control and a totally centralized administration, thus achieving that the functionality is unified in multiple cloud environments through native integrations of the cloud, it carries out the transport of traffic of applications that they are securely in the cloud and at the same time reduce latency, also always select the dynamic route for each application, thus giving the advantage of better performance and lower costs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like that it provides developer friendly APIs as this means that programmers may have the ability to consistently represent network and security requirements, connecting users securely and stably no matter where they are. which place they are, this is thanks to the fact that it locates the dynamic route that best suits a specific application, it also allows to carry out an implementation without any intervention and this is because it provides control and separation of the data plane, thus leading to a centralized administration and much more enjoyable, since it simplifies operations at the edge of the WAN.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its integration with other providers is somewhat limited so this may be something to take into account when deciding whether or not to use the software, in addition its versions limit its compatibility with some providers, which causes that for its use it is necessary to use a older version.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is important to evaluate in advance the compatibility of the software with other providers so that at the time of its integration you will not have problems with it, but rather that the process is totally successful and its most current version can be obtained which allows access to more advanced functions.

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

Ease of setup

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

everything is at your dispossal via the gui

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish the SDWAN portion would play nicer with outside vnedor VPNs

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

That a VPN is established via the additional WAN port to third party vendor appliances

What differentiates Fortinet Secure SD-WAN from other similar products?

FortiGate Secure SD-WAN differs from other software because it provides its users with a secure, stable and high performance connection, allows obtaining a high-speed network from cloud to cloud, routes traffic to the ideal path of the WAN which gives the advantage of being able to connect to any application wherever it is, provides a single management console thus helping to simplify operations at the edge of the WAN, also significantly reduces bandwidth costs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like the most about this software is how capable it is to reduce the cost of bandwidth, thanks to the fact that it reduces certain processes and offers better routes, which guarantees a more stable, secure connectivity and regardless of where it is done this guarantees that the user has a more enjoyable experience, since they can connect more easily, without so much latency and more reliably, in addition to the fact that it allows to prioritize the traffic and direct it through multiple MPLS or Internet oriented WAN services , such as Ethernet Fiber, Wave, 4G, 5G, xDSL, and LTE.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its configuration can be somewhat complex if you do not have technical knowledge in this type of software, so going to the support team is a solution, also sometimes your connection is unstable but it could be due to distance, route or DNS.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This Fortinet software is ideal for those companies that need to improve their connections since it selects the route based on the characteristics of the application using dynamic route selection, improving performance and optimizing costs by selecting the best line link rented or internet.