Case Study: Talk Straight achieves scalable cloud security and higher Ofsted e-safety ratings with Fortinet

Talk Straight - Customer Case Study

Talk Straight, a Leeds-based managed service provider founded in 2007, delivers internet and telecom services to hundreds of UK schools and needed a scalable, easy-to-manage security and filtering solution as Local Authorities moved networks to the market. The company’s goal was to offer cloud-based protection that helped schools meet Ofsted e-safety standards and be manageable at large scale while giving schools increasing self-control over policies.

Talk Straight built a cloud security offering on Fortinet FortiGate technology, using application control for granular e‑safety policies, FortiAnalyzer for reporting, Virtual Domains for customer self-management and FortiManager integration for centralized scale. The result is rapid, days‑long onboarding, support for 1,000+ schools with room to grow, lower costs and higher profitability for Talk Straight, and improved e‑safety outcomes for schools (recognized by a 2014 ISPA Best Use of Business Cloud award).

Talk Straight

David Tindall

Managing Director