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What is our primary use case? The primary use case of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer in our organization is to gain more visibility into traffic, such as creating reports on highest bandwidth users over time. It also serves as a central log repository, aiding in threat detection by showing indicators of compromise and emerging threats. What is most valuable? Fortinet FortiAnalyzer comes with a lot of prebuilt reports out of the box, making it easy for our team to generate necessary reports without much struggle. It provides better visibility, allowing us to have a clearer view of threats. The advanced analytics capabilities aid in threat detection by providing visibility into indicators of compromise. What needs improvement? One area for improvement could be better support for third-party products, as it doesn't have as much visibility with these compared to Fortinet's own products. For how long have I used the solution? I have been working with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for five years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? There have been no significant performance or stability issues with Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Sizing is always done well beforehand. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is scalable, especially for the VM versions, as additional space can be provisioned from the servers as needed. How are customer service and support? Customer service and support for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer are quite helpful and responsive. I have interacted with them multiple times without any complaints. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I do not have experience working with any other log management solutions. How was the initial setup? The initial setup process was straightforward. It involved running the OVA on a virtual environment, setting up IPs, DNS, and static cloud, followed by accessing the web interface for integration with other products. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I do not interact with the pricing or licensing component of the business, so I do not know about it. What other advice do I have? I recommend Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. It provides valuable tools for the organization by presenting better reports that help in management decision-making. It is a valuable solution that can be improved by enhancing its third-party product support. Overall, I would rate Fortinet FortiAnalyzer nine out of ten. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
What is our primary use case? We use FortiAnalyzer for network security operations, primarily to integrate it with FortiGate firewall and Palo Alto for our firewall operations. FortiAnalyzer provides a very suitable solution for FortiGate firewall since they come from the same vendor, so the integration is very strong. What is most valuable? The most valuable feature of FortiAnalyzer is its visibility, especially in network investigations. When incidents occur in our network, we need to investigate these issues, and FortiAnalyzer provides very strong insights and visibility for troubleshooting and investigation. The solution helps in correlating logs centrally, which is beneficial for customers with multiple branches. It is also very suitable for FortiGate firewall operations, and the integration with other Fortinet solutions is strong. What needs improvement? A possible improvement for FortiAnalyzer could be in threat intelligence. This feature might be enhanced to provide better insights and more efficient operations. For how long have I used the solution? I have been working with FortiAnalyzer for almost 15 years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The solution is very stable. I would rate its stability as a nine out of ten. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? FortiAnalyzer is a scalable product. I would rate its scalability as a nine out of ten. How are customer service and support? FortiAnalyzer has a very responsive technical support team. They are very good and provide excellent assistance. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I have used other firewalls such as Citrix NetScaler and Palo Alto. The choice to use FortiAnalyzer was primarily because of the strong integration it offers with FortiGate firewall, due to the same vendor relationship. How was the initial setup? The initial setup of FortiAnalyzer was easy. The configuration involved setting up an IP address and integrating with the FortiGate firewall. What about the implementation team? I set up FortiAnalyzer by myself. We have a team of five engineers who maintain all data center infrastructures. What was our ROI? By choosing Fortinet's security fabric solutions, we can receive discounts from the vendor, which effectively reduces costs. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? In terms of pricing, FortiAnalyzer is not expensive. I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten. Which other solutions did I evaluate? I have worked with Citrix NetScaler ADC and Fortinet's FortiADC, however, FortiAnalyzer was chosen for its strong integration with FortiGate firewalls. What other advice do I have? I strongly recommend FortiAnalyzer for users who are already using other Fortinet solutions. Overall, I rate FortiAnalyzer as a nine out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
What is our primary use case? I use FortiAnalyzer to report on these other devices because they have two firewalls, so it's an accessible place to find out what is happening across your Fortinet setup. What is most valuable? I mainly use it for reporting. It also integrates other security solutions around. It can report onto anything that has a syslog on the network. It doesn't have to be a Fortinet product. It integrates within FortiGate and you can find the reports there. It's a very flexible and rich tool, providing custom reports along with default reports. What needs improvement? The only issue is the cost of the licenses. When licensing, each device is licensed separately, such as the firewall, which can become expensive. It sometimes becomes difficult to explain to management why the cost is so high. Other than that, I haven't faced any challenges. For how long have I used the solution? All these products were bought in at the same time, about four years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? It is a very stable solution. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Understanding how it works so far, I think it shouldn't be difficult to scale. How are customer service and support? Customer support would be rated an eight out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I haven't evaluated log management tools like Splunk on this platform, I've just explored just the open-source tools. How was the initial setup? Setting up FortiAnalyzer was not complicated. It took a day or a few hours. What was our ROI? Being not a commercial entity, my focus is on keeping the environment safe and informed. I can't really specify a value or ROI. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I can't calculate costs per user. We buy it as one solution as part of a package with the firewall and the analyzer, which makes it difficult to calculate individually. Which other solutions did I evaluate? I have not evaluated other branded log management tools. Perhaps only open-source tools, not brands like Splunk. What other advice do I have? There's a lot of material available for FortiAnalyzer to help you understand how it works, which is well documented and makes life easier if you don't know anything. This makes it easy to configure and use. I would recommend it to anyone. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
What is our primary use case? I deployed FortiAnalyzer in three projects. I configured it to manage approximately 50 Fortinet devices. What is most valuable? My job was to add new FortiGates and to analyze data on FortiAnalyzer. The system provides valuable insights through information, graphics, and reports. FortiAnalyzer allows easy configuration of routing status protocols, IP interfaces, and DNS settings. Its operation system makes it easier than using Cisco's iOS. What needs improvement? Sometimes, there is a problem with CPU consumption, where one process consumes 100%, and I need to restart FortiAnalyzer to fix this. I am not familiar with the processes of scalability. For how long have I used the solution? I have used Fortinet Solutions for about three to five years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? The version I used was 7.4.2. We faced some CPU consumption issues, which caused the machine to slow down and required a restart of FortiAnalyzer. However, this issue was addressed in later versions. How are customer service and support? Sometimes, I need to consult FortinetDocs to understand integration. It is not very easy. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive How was the initial setup? The initial setup is straightforward and more straightforward than Cisco. It is easy when equipped with the necessary information like device name, IP address, and SNMP configurations. What was our ROI? The impact of the tool is low when the functionalities are inaccessible due to resource consumption. When operations run smoothly, FortiAnalyzer delivers efficiency yet does not significantly impact costs. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I am a technical engineer, so I am not privy to pricing details. What other advice do I have? I recommend FortiAnalyzer to companies that have two or more FortiGates for easier report generation and to execute actions through Playbooks. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
What is our primary use case? I have been using the solution in my company since after we set up and configured the tool, we managed the migration. Sometimes, I have to take care of my customers. My customers are using the product well. What is most valuable? The product can be used as a full-time solution and as a reasonable antivirus product. With the firewall, it protects the systems from ransomware attacks. What needs improvement? The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for five to ten years. I use the solution's latest version. What do I think about the stability of the solution? It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? If I consider my company's customers, some are government organizations. How are customer service and support? I get support for the product from the solution's website. I also get local support from a solution company that deals with our organization's support team. The product's support team is very good and knowledgeable. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive How was the initial setup? For installation, I approached a technology company in Vietnam that provides the required team support. The solution is deployed on the cloud, but it isn't easy to operate in Vietnam since money is collected every year. The solution's deployment is difficult since you need knowledge about networks, rules, policies or else you may get confused when you collect information from your customers. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The tool offers protection to my network. The costs related to the licensing part of the solution for each year keep increasing every year. In other countries, the product may seem cheap, but in Vietnam, the costs are high. There is not enough money for businesses to pay for the tool. What other advice do I have? For cybersecurity, my company normally uses the asset list and applies it to some applications like an antivirus or IDS system. One of the product's tasks is to provide a firewall to check the effects of a customer's network from outside. The automation of reports that is possible with the product is good, especially because Fortinet has a lot of products for the customers in the market, including those like the government, banking, and other small businesses. Many people in Vietnam use Bitbucket since they don't have much money. With the setup of the firewall, the traffic gets controlled. When you start the firewall very high, I believe the 30 percent time taken to assess risks is very high. The product becomes slow, and it may have an impact on the server. The solution has impacted our company's operational costs by reducing them by 30 percent. The performance offered by the product is high only when the network traffic is normal. It is one of the best firewall products. I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten. Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
What is our primary use case? I use the solution in my company to analyze logs and generate reports. What is most valuable? The most valuable features of the solution are report generation and traffic logs. The online traffic report in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is very good. There are different types of reports that one can generate with the tool. What needs improvement? From my point of view, I think everything is okay with the product. I need some improvements in the support team since it is an area where there are certain shortcomings. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for six months. What do I think about the stability of the solution? Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. The IT team in our company uses the product for report generation. There are around 200 users in our organization, including our core IT team. My company gets the product updated with the help of Fortinet's support team. My organization downloads the tool's firmware and updates the solution. The tool offers an easy setup phase. How are customer service and support? I am a little bit disappointed with the support offered by Fortinet. Sometimes, the support team does not offer timely support or respond to our company's queries. Every time, the support team asks for logs and configuration from my company. Dealing with the support team is a very tedious task. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Neutral Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? When it came to monitoring and reporting purposes, I used to only use FortiGate's inbuilt features for logs and traffic monitoring. It was only after a while that my company started to use Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. How was the initial setup? I rate the product's initial setup phase a ten out of ten, where one means it was a difficult process, and ten means it was an easy phase. The solution can be deployed in a day. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The product's prices are a bit higher than the other solutions available in the market, but I would say that the tool's quality and support are areas that are good. What other advice do I have? Regarding the support, if a customer wants to support or any technical help with the area of configuration, I think the support team must in a timely manner help the customers and understand their problems. I rate the tool a nine out of ten. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
What is our primary use case? It's working well enough. The solution allows fetching multiple logs across different firewalls. At our company, we use FortiAnalyzer to fetch event and traffic logs. How has it helped my organization? In terms of productivity enhancement in our organization, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. What is most valuable? One of the solution's most vital features is that it can provide detailed log reports. Using the solution at our company, we can obtain details on the source IP, traffic, and logs for the last three months. What needs improvement? The solution does not function well when integrated with third-party tools. Logs are not converted to the source and destination IP, and the address or port details are only available in textual format when Fortinet FortiAnalyzer integrates with other vendor tools like Cisco. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using the solution for three years. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. In our organization, about 40 to 50 devices are integrated into Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Our organization uses the solution once a week for reporting purposes, and the configuration has been implemented accordingly. How are customer service and support? I would rate the tech support an eight out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? Previously, at our company, we used software like Syslog. We switched to Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for the log reporting feature. How was the initial setup? The solution has a user-friendly interface, and our company did not face any issues with deployment or configuration. I would rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. The initial deployment of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer took a couple of weeks at our organization. At our company, we primarily deployed the device in a pilot phase, where only ten to fifteen devices were integrated. The solution's behavior was analyzed through log fetching. After analysis, our company deployed the product in the data center, and it started working in a live environment. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? I would rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten. Which other solutions did I evaluate? What other advice do I have? The solution is used for configuration changes, security features, IPS, application filtering and sometimes for manual report generation. I would rate the product's compliance an eight out of ten. In my opinion, Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a better solution than its competitors. At our organization, we have used the solution to automate certain configurations, including email triggering. I would overall rate the solution a seven out of ten. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
What is our primary use case? As part of a company, we manage customers of Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. The solution is used to analyze and locate traffic in a particular network. How has it helped my organization? Fortinet FortiAnalyzer has helped my organization improve operational efficiency. The company has been using it for ten years. What is most valuable? Report generation is very easy when using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. Checking and reading the logs becomes seamless with the solution. Fortinet FortiAnalyzer also allows fast logging on a license when requesting information. For example, when you are trying to locate a logged destination or using the tool to find an error or fault, the basic networking is very fast. What needs improvement? The upgrade process for Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is slow. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using Fortinet FortiAnalyzer for four years. What do I think about the stability of the solution? Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a stable product. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? The solution is highly scalable. How was the initial setup? It's easy to deploy Fortinet FortiAnalyzer. The solution needs to be upgraded every two or three years. The product is very easy to maintain. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? Due to the multiple features and the large environment compatibility, the solution is quite expensive. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten. Which other solutions did I evaluate? At our company, Kibana is sometimes used to pull logs and develop graphical representations from it. What other advice do I have? I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would advise others never to jump into upgrading to the latest firmware; wait until the present environment products are being used. There have been bad releases in the past, so everyone needs to carefully analyze options. Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
