{"id":13216,"date":"2018-09-27T09:58:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T14:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=13216"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:43:59","slug":"fortinet-buyers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/fortinet-buyers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Fortinet Buyer&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13216\" class=\"elementor elementor-13216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5489b78e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5489b78e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e85c5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e85c5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fortinet, Defined<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/smb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiGate<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate\/wireless-firewalls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiWifi<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiRugged<\/a>? FortiFabric? What feels like forty-million options offered by the Fortinet product catalog can be a turn-off for small business owners looking to make the wisest investment in their cybersecurity. Unfortunately, this deters many organizations from getting their hands on <strong>one of the greatest product lines in the security industry<\/strong>. Fortinet consistently rocks benchmark tests, with their super smart FortiGate series of next gen firewalls winning massive praise from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/corporate\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2017\/leader-gartner-mq-enterprise-firewalls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gartner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/corporate\/about-us\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018\/nss-labs-ngfw-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSS Labs<\/a>. <strong>Don&#8217;t miss out on great security solutions; download our Fortinet Buyer&#8217;s Guide!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #9c0000;\"><em>Here\u2019s a FortiFact: In 2018, Fortinet reported LOWEST total cost of ownership among 10 brands tested by NSS Labs. (Just $2 per secured Mbps\u2014compare to Check Point\u2019s whopping $57 per Mbps)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Marked as a <a href=\"https:\/\/s5.postimg.cc\/4lxb9dzl3\/2017_Gartner_Magic_Quadrant_for_Unified_Threat_M.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leader in Gartner\u2019s 2017 Magic Quadrant for Next Gen Firewalls<\/a>, Fortinet has been making waves with their E-Series firewalls featuring dedicated security content processors, their FortiRugged outdoor appliances, and FortiWifi devices with built-in wireless access points. So how can a consumer with little to no Fortinet knowledge conquer this big, bad maze of killer options?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #9c0000;\">Another FortiFact: The FortiGate NGFW blocked 100% of the evasions that testers at NSS Labs threw at it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><br \/>Meet the Firewalls.com Fortinet Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/fortinet-firewall-buyers-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13232 size-full\" title=\"Meet the Fortinet Buyer's Guide!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Fortinet-Comic.png\" alt=\"Meet the Buyers Guide -- Comic drawn by Kat at Firewalls.com. Email us and we'll force her to draw one for your too!\" width=\"650\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Fortinet-Comic.png 650w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Fortinet-Comic-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the pages of our short PDF Fortinet buyer\u2019s guide, you\u2019ll find helpful tables and definitions that demystify the catalog and examine the golden threads Fortinet spun into their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/solutions\/enterprise-midsize-business\/security-fabric.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FortiFabric<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #9c0000;\">More FortiFacts: FortiFabric is an end-to-end suite of security appliances, services, and licenses. Together, Fortinet&#8217;s integrated services outperform piece-by-piece security patchworks deployed by many organizations&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><br \/>What Does the Fortinet Buyer\u2019s Guide Include?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Recommended Users Counts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Glossary of Fortinet Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong>Service Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>Product Series Overviews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>Follow-up Info on Buying Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>Third-Party Testing Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<center>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpex-theme-button red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/fortinet-firewall-buyers-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #00000; font-size: 18px;\">Get Your Copy of the Fortinet Buyer&#8217;s Guide!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/center>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to buy Fortinet products but can&#8217;t decide on the best appliance or service for your needs? 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