Case Study: Draper Tools improves network security and performance with WatchGuard

Draper Tools boosts network security and reaches 146 Mbps with WatchGuard

Draper Tools, a leading tool distributor for nearly 100 years, faced challenges securing its network for hundreds of employees and remote VPN users while also providing a separate guest wireless environment. Their previous IBM firewall was difficult to configure and provided inconsistent performance. IT Manager Colin Richmond turned to WatchGuard for a cost-effective solution to improve security and throughput.

WatchGuard implemented an M300 appliance in a high-availability cluster with unified threat management subscriptions. The solution provided automatic failover, simple network segmentation, and dramatically increased throughput speeds up to 146 Mbps. The WatchGuard solution, coupled with their Dimension visibility tool, gave the IT team granular control over web access and valuable insights into network traffic, ensuring policies were set correctly and corporate data was kept secure.

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