FortiOS keeps getting better and better
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
FortiOS is an ecosystem used primarily (in our environment) with FortiGate Firewalls to protect and narrow our threat surface. FortiOS provides a common user interface regardless of device makeup and unifies features such as automation and orchestration, network, and security policy under a single, common user interface. Through its API, FortiOS provides a common management framework and a common security framework for all your FortiNet solutions and 3rd Party devices.
Pros
- Automation
- Orchestration
- Common security fabric
- Easy to use API
Cons
- Upgrades are difficult to stage
- Upgrade path is complex
- Too many releases
- Latest release is usually not stable across all platforms
Likelihood to Recommend
FortiOS is a great platform for deploying multiple FortiNet products and solutions in your environment that are operated under a single management console such as FortiManager. Automation and Orchestration become a reality with its simple API and FortiOS's ability to work with 3rd party API capabilities. FortiOS makes it simple to operate Fortinet's next-generation firewall features such as intrusion detection, SD-WAN, and Identity then consolidates them under a common management interface.
