Case Study: City of Oak Creek achieves stronger security and lower IT costs with Fortinet

City of Oak Creek cuts hardware and maintenance costs 50–75% with Fortinet

The City of Oak Creek faced challenges modernizing and securing its digital infrastructure with a lean IT team. Managing a multi-vendor network strained staff, limited visibility created security gaps, and supporting multiple city networks demanded centralized, scalable management. They turned to Fortinet for a solution.

Fortinet implemented its Security Fabric, including FortiAnalyzer for logging and threat intelligence and Secure SD-WAN for site connectivity. This provided the city with a unified security foundation. The results included cutting hardware and maintenance costs by 50–75%, gaining real-time visibility and alerts for suspicious activity, and reducing troubleshooting time by nearly half.