Case Study: Wageningen University & Research achieves secure, scalable cloud migration with Fortinet FortiGate and Fabric Connector

Leading Dutch University for Environmental Research Harnesses the Cloud With FortiGate Virtual Appliances and Migration Automation

Wageningen University & Research, a leading Dutch university focused on environmental and agricultural sciences, needed to move research workloads into Microsoft Azure to gain agility and scalability. Concerned about maintaining the same control and visibility they had on-premises—especially after a high-profile breach elsewhere—the IT team sought a way to extend their existing security framework into the cloud without adding complexity.

They implemented Fortinet’s Security Fabric using FortiGate virtual appliances, the Fabric Connector for Azure, and FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer to centralize policy, visibility and automated deployment. The solution delivered single-pane-of-glass management, smoother cloud migration and stronger protection, with improved flexibility, scalability and global control of research applications and data, and room to add capabilities like load balancing.

Wageningen University & Research

Marc Verstraaten

Cloud Architect