Companies with 5+ locations are abandoning expensive MPLS in favor of SD-WAN on broadband internet. FortiGate dominates the segment with native security stack integration.
What SD-WAN really means
Not just load balancing on two links. Modern SD-WAN means: apps intelligently routed on the right link, sub-second failover, complete application visibility, inline security.
FortiGate SD-WAN components
- SD-WAN rules — per-app definitions: latency, jitter, packet loss
- Performance SLA — continuous measurement per link, automatic switching
- Application control — recognition of 5000+ apps
- ADVPN — dynamic full mesh between all sites
- Centralized management — FortiManager for policy push to 50+ branches
- ZTNA — Zero Trust Network Access integrated
Cost vs classic MPLS
For a 20-branch company, €5000/month MPLS becomes €1200/month SD-WAN with broadband + 4G failover. Typical ROI in 6-9 months.
What we deliver
Multi-site network design, staged 20-100 branch deployment, internal team training, operational runbook.