Fortinet Security Infrastructure
Integrated next-generation firewall and security fabric for the modern enterprise.
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Configuration at a Glance
Tailored per engagement. Full technical overview below.
Overview
Fortinet Security Infrastructure delivers next-generation firewalls and an integrated security fabric that protects the network edge, data center, and distributed sites. Nexus Compute designs and sources Fortinet security solutions sized to your throughput, inspection, and compliance requirements. Sizing is the whole job here. A firewall datasheet carries several throughput figures for the same appliance, and they differ by a wide margin depending on which inspection is enabled: plain forwarding, threat inspection, and full inspection of encrypted traffic are three different workloads on the same box. Because most traffic is now encrypted, the number that matters for almost every buyer is the one measured with decryption on. We size against your real peak traffic, the share of it you intend to decrypt, and the feature set you actually plan to run, then check the result against where you expect to be in three years so the appliance is not replaced early. Where the firewall also terminates site-to-site links or provides remote access, that load is counted too.
Who This Solution Is For
Business Benefits
Consolidated security
A single fabric unifies firewall, intrusion prevention, and secure connectivity, reducing complexity.
High-performance inspection
Purpose-built processors inspect encrypted traffic at scale without crippling throughput.
Supports compliance
Segmentation, logging, and policy controls help meet regulatory requirements.
Sized to your traffic
We specify the right appliance for your throughput and inspection needs, with no guesswork.
Typical Business Use Cases
Next-generation firewall at the network edge
Data-center and internal segmentation
Secure SD-WAN and zero-trust access
Compliance-driven security architecture
Decrypting and inspecting outbound traffic at scale
High-availability pairs where an outage stops the business
Industry Applications
Technical Overview
Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewalls with integrated IPS, SSL inspection, secure SD-WAN, and the Fortinet Security Fabric for unified management. Appliances are sized to your throughput and inspection requirements. Three things beyond raw throughput drive the model choice. First, interface type and count: the appliance has to land on the media you have, and adding the right optics later is a smaller problem than discovering the chassis has no slot for them. Second, concurrent and new sessions per second, which is what actually strains a firewall in front of many users or a busy application, and which is unrelated to bandwidth. Third, logging: retaining useful logs for a compliance period is a storage design in its own right, whether that lands on a management appliance or elsewhere. High-availability pairs need a heartbeat path and a plan for how a failover is tested, and licensing is subscription-based, so the renewal term is part of the total cost rather than an addendum to it.
| Firewall | Fortinet FortiGate NGFW (sized to traffic) |
| Threat Protection | IPS, anti-malware, SSL inspection |
| Secure Connectivity | Secure SD-WAN, ZTNA, VPN |
| Fabric | Fortinet Security Fabric integration |
| Management | FortiManager / FortiAnalyzer |
| Resiliency | High-availability pairing |
| Engagement | Design, sourcing, and delivery |
Specifications are indicative and configured to each engagement. Request a quote for a configuration tailored to your requirements.
Warranty, Support & Fulfillment
Every system ships from an authorized channel, configured and tested, with the documentation enterprise buyers need: genuine product, backed by the full manufacturer warranty.
Enterprise Warranty
Full manufacturer warranty with optional on-site, next-business-day support and extended coverage.
Authorized Channel
Sourced through Tier-1 distribution and OEM partners (never grey market). Asset & warranty records included.
Lead Time & Deployment
48-hour quotes, then configured, burn-in tested, and delivered on a committed schedule.
Nationwide Fulfillment
Coordinated logistics, rack-and-stack, and delivery wherever your infrastructure lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you size a firewall correctly?
We base sizing on your real throughput, the share of encrypted traffic requiring inspection, and your feature set, so you neither overpay nor hit a performance wall. Concretely, we ask for peak rather than average traffic, your concurrent session count, how much of the traffic you intend to decrypt, and what you expect all three to look like in three years. Sizing from a headline datasheet figure is the standard way to end up with an appliance that is fine until the day inspection is switched on.
Can Fortinet integrate with our existing network?
Yes. The Security Fabric integrates with Fortinet switching and works alongside Cisco and other vendors. We design for your environment. Mixed estates are normal and workable; what needs deciding up front is where the policy boundary sits, which device is authoritative for segmentation, and how logs from both vendors reach one place, because otherwise you get two consoles and no single account of what happened.
Do you provide high-availability designs?
Yes, we specify HA firewall pairs where uptime requirements demand it. A pair needs more than a second appliance: it needs a heartbeat path between the two, switch ports arranged so a single switch failure does not take out both, and enough capacity in one unit to carry the full load while the other is down. It also needs a tested failover, because an untested HA pair is a pair of assumptions.
What does inspecting encrypted traffic involve in practice?
The firewall terminates and re-originates the session, which means distributing a trusted certificate to your endpoints and deciding what you will not decrypt: banking and health sites are commonly excluded for legal and privacy reasons, and some applications pin certificates and simply break. It is a policy exercise as much as a technical one, and it should be agreed with whoever owns privacy in your organization before it is enabled.
How much logging and retention do we need?
Enough to answer the question you will be asked after an incident, and enough to satisfy whatever retention period applies to you. Full logging is more data than most first-time buyers expect, so it is worth sizing the log storage deliberately rather than discovering the limit when it starts overwriting. We specify the management and analytics side alongside the firewall for that reason.
What is the licensing and renewal picture?
The hardware is one part of the cost and the subscription services are the other. Threat feeds, inspection services, and support are term-based, so the sensible comparison between options is over the period you intend to run the appliance rather than at purchase. We state the term on the quote and flag where a longer term changes the arithmetic.
Hardware Assistance
Configure the Fortinet Security Infrastructure with Nexus Compute
Tell us your requirements and a hardware specialist will help you specify, configure, and quote the right system, typically within two business days. No obligation.