Case Study: De La Salle College achieves a fast, secure and scalable eLearning network with Fortinet

AARNet and Fortinet move Melbourne’s De La Salle College into the fast (and secure) lane

De La Salle College in Melbourne needed to move beyond a failing shared 20MB link that slowed to a crawl during peak times. With more than 1,150 Year 4–12 students and growing digital learning demands, the school required both a high‑bandwidth connection and centralized security and user control; the new Digital Learning Services Manager, Luke Georgiou, led the mandate to modernize the infrastructure.

The school tapped AARNet’s high‑speed fibre for reliable gigabit access and implemented a Fortinet solution—FortiGate 1500D, virtual FortiAnalyzer and FortiGuard services—after benchmark testing showed superior performance and lowest total cost of ownership. De La Salle now has fast, secure, centrally managed network access, real‑time threat protection, strong local support and a scalable platform to roll out more online services.

De La Salle-College

Luke Georgiou

Digital Learning Services Manager