Case Study: Encinitas Union School District builds a secure, high-performing network with Fortinet

Encinitas Union School District cuts access point management time by >75% with Fortinet

Encinitas Union School District was facing increased IT strain after losing public-sector cybersecurity funding, while also dealing with security and management issues from its legacy unified communications system. They turned to Fortinet, leveraging the existing Fortinet Security Fabric as the foundation for a new solution.

Fortinet implemented a comprehensive solution using FortiVoice and FortiFone for unified communications, while extending the Security Fabric to cover email, wireless, and LANs with products like FortiMail, FortiAP, and FortiSwitch, all protected by FortiGuard AI-Powered Security Services. The results included 90% cost savings compared to competitors, over a 75% reduction in access point management time, and $30k in savings from integrated monitoring, all while achieving improved security, network performance, and operational simplicity across the district.

Encinitas Union School District