Case Study: Fortinet SD-WAN
Algosystems S.A.
Pindos APSI's Success Story with Fortinet SD-WAN: Optimizing Security & Networks
Introduction
Pindos APSI, the largest first-degree agricultural cooperative in Greece and the Leader of Greek Poultry Farming, with almost 340M euros turnover, with the contribution of Fortinet’s trusted partner, Algosystems S.A., implemented Fortinet’s Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solution, successfully addressing connectivity challenges, boosting productivity, and strengthening network security.
Pindos APSI’s ecosystem involves multiple geographical locations in Greece, incorporating poultry houses, hatcheries, feed-mill products, slaughterhouses, processing factories, cooling facilities, chemical-microbiological laboratories, fertilizer factories, rendering plants and 18 distribution centers, everything now robustly interconnected, fortifying organization’s Business as Usual.
Case Study
Challenges
It does not make sense to pose as a high-caliber organization without really adopting proven technology innovations, and Pindos APSI does strongly support this! Migrating from a legacy DMVPN network to an SDWAN ecosystem it was “just” another tangible proof that the Cooperative honors as high priority the excellence of all their internal and external customers, significantly ameliorating their everyday tasks.
Deployment Logistics
The implementation involved combining commoditized technologies such as MPLS, ADSL, VDSL, 3/4G with a hybrid network that offers inter-site connectivity, broadband internet, LIBO redundancy and wireless connectivity. Fortinet's SD-WAN allows dynamic and intelligent traffic routing, optimizing data flow between branches and the main data center.
Benefits
Enhanced Network Performance aka Choose the Telco gateway that makes more sense:
Application-aware routing capabilities ensures that critical applications, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and VoIP services, receive priority, while non-essential traffic is routed through alternate, less expensive, connections. As a result, end-users experience faster access to resources, leading to increased productivity.
Cost Savings and Scalability:
By incorporating broadband internet links into their network infrastructure, Pindos APSI achieves substantial cost savings. Additionally, Fortinet SD-WAN's ability to scale easily allows the company to accommodate new branch offices and increase bandwidth as per their evolving needs, without incurring significant additional costs.
Strengthened Security:
Fortinet's SD-WAN solution provides Pindos APSI with enhanced network security capabilities. Integrated next-generation firewalls and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) features, including SSL deep inspection for HTTPS & Secure DNS, protect the network from cyber threats, ensuring secure communication between branches and the data center.
Simplified Management:
Fortinet's intuitive management interface simplifies network configuration and monitoring. The centralized dashboard enables IT staff to efficiently manage and troubleshoot the entire network, reducing the complexity associated with multi-site management.
Single Point of Truth:
Centralized management, real-time visibility, and seamless connectivity with SIEM technologies, allows both IT administrators and the external SOC Team, to monitor all related traffic and identify potential security breaches promptly.
Conclusion
Fortinet SD-WAN proved to be a transformative solution for Pindos APSI, offering enhanced network connectivity, improved security, and cost-effective scalability. The implementation of Fortinet's SD-WAN allowed Pindos APSI to focus on its core business activities while ensuring a reliable, agile, and secure network infrastructure to support its continued growth and success.
Testimonial
“Kudos to Fortinet & Algosystems; really excited with the result, including a sense of relief for my Team for uncompromised uptime & operational efficiency. Yet another example that Pindos APSI is highly adaptive to new technologies, tangibly security-aware and having a peoples-first approach. Many thanks to Pindos IT Team for their effort.”
Nikolaos Rogkotis, CIO & CTO Pindos APSI
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