Case Study: Emirates National Oil Company achieves 55% cost savings and 18x faster POS transactions with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Emirates National Oil Company Transforms Customer Experience and Increases Operational Efficiency With Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), a Dubai government-owned energy group founded in 1993 with more than 30 subsidiaries, 9,000+ employees and 400+ sites across 60 markets, faced growing strains on its legacy MPLS-based hub-and-spoke network. As critical applications moved to the cloud, centralized backhauling and limited redundancy caused high latency, service outages, and rising security and management complexity—hindering customer experience and future growth while exceeding budget constraints.

ENOC deployed Fortinet Secure SD-WAN with FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, combining SD-WAN and next-generation firewall capabilities under a single management console to enable direct cloud access, intelligent traffic steering, and seamless failover. The rollout cut MPLS dependency and costs by ~55%, boosted network speed and performance fourfold, reduced POS transaction time from about 60 seconds to under 10 (an 18x improvement), eliminated downtime, and strengthened security—improving customer experience and operational efficiency.

Emirates National Oil Company

Mohammed Al Rais

Chief Information Officer