Case Study: Upper Grand District School Board achieves secure remote access and operational efficiency with Fortinet FortiSASE

Upper Grand District School Board cuts maintenance hours by 50% with Fortinet

The Upper Grand District School Board, a Canadian school district, faced the challenge of providing secure remote access for 40,000 staff and students across 38,000 endpoints while complying with Ontario Ministry of Education requirements for cloud-based endpoint protection. They sought a solution to manage certificate complexity and extend their on-premises security to a work-from-anywhere environment.

Fortinet implemented a solution integrating FortiSASE with the school board's existing Fortinet Secure SD-WAN. This provided a centralized, cloud-delivered security layer, enabling consistent protection and SSL inspection at scale for all users. The results for the customer included a 50% reduction in staff hours for maintenance, a fivefold increase in user onboarding speed, and a smooth migration that ensured a superior user experience and secure access to applications from any location.

Upper Grand District School Board