Case Study: Coop achieves resilient store connectivity and secure cloud migration with Fortinet

Latin America’s Largest Consumer Cooperative Ensures Connectivity and a Secure Transition to the Cloud with Fortinet Solutions

Coop, Latin America’s largest consumer cooperative with more than 1 million members and 6,000 employees across supermarkets, drugstores, a distribution center and headquarters, was suffering frequent connectivity and security problems. Cable theft, power outages and the high cost of traditional backup links caused store outages—especially during peak periods—creating operational instability and heavy support burdens.

With Fortinet partners Coop deployed FortiGate NGFWs and Fortinet Secure SD‑WAN (now at 80 sites), 350+ FortiAPs, FortiSwitch, FortiAnalyzer Cloud and FortiGate VMs for multi‑cloud protection. The rollout delivered resilient multi‑link connectivity, centralized monitoring, stronger Wi‑Fi security and safe cloud migration, cutting costs, eliminating store downtime and enabling faster expansion into new stores and services.

Coop

César Lino Barbato

Infrastructure, Services and Support Coordinator