Case Study: HR Path eliminates MPLS spend and gains an agile, secure network with Fortinet FortiGate Secure SD-WAN

Building an Agile, Secure Network While Eliminating MPLS Spend with FortiGate Secure SD-WAN

HR Path, a Paris-based HR technology firm with 900 employees serving 1,250 customers worldwide, faced growing multi‑cloud complexity and stricter security demands from GDPR, ransomware threats, and customer compliance requirements. At the same time its legacy MPLS WAN was costly and limiting agility, prompting a need to embed security into every IT project while reducing reliance on expensive MPLS links.

Partnering with Aciernet, HR Path deployed FortiGate Secure SD‑WAN along with FortiSwitch, FortiAuthenticator and FortiAnalyzer (UTM services included) to consolidate networking and security in a single platform. The phased rollout is enabling centralized ISP management, stronger access control and integrated threat protection, while retiring MPLS links—saving about €12,000 per site per year and targeting a 100% ROI within five years, plus improved performance and compliance.

HR Path

Sébastien Griet

Infrastructure Director