Case Study: Arts University Bournemouth achieves secure, high-performance campus connectivity and compliance with Fortinet

The Art of Secure Connectivity at Arts University Bournemouth

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a specialist arts university with about 3,600 students and 600 staff that needed reliable, high‑capacity networking and nuanced security for its creative campus. The IT team faced challenges from large multimedia file transfers, COPE/BYOD devices, stricter government Prevent reporting requirements, and the need for flexible web filtering that would allow legitimate artistic research while blocking harmful content — all while replacing an outdated master/slave firewall setup without overburdening budgets.

AUB chose a Fortinet solution delivered with reseller GCI: FortiGate appliances with a five‑year FortiCare subscription plus UTM services (application control, IPS, AV, web filtering, zero‑day protection) and FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager. The deployment was completed in 10 working days, delivering higher throughput, easier management, automated reporting for compliance, stronger threat protection, and the resilience and scalability to support cloud ambitions — giving the university security, reliability, and cost predictability for the next five years.

Arts University Bournemouth

Stephen Harvey

Head of Digital Services