Smart Fit is the largest Latin American network of fitness centers, with over 1,000 branches and over 3 million customers in 13 different countries. Mainly located in Brazil, Smart Fit considers investing in technology a key business differentiator. The greatest challenge for Smart Fit is to guarantee the stability of its connectivity at its fitness centers. After all, the company focuses on finding the perfect balance between face-to-face and digital activities, where everything is computerized and controlled remotely. It required standardization, automation, and visibility of its network, which it lacked and struggled with under old technology. It also had challenges around network access and segmentation.
The company knew Fortinet as a recognized security player that could also provide the right networking solutions. It found high performance in the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution, delivering a quality customer experience. FortiSwitches help provide segmentation and visibility, while FortiAnalyzer helps proactively diagnose and resolve network issues. FortiManager helps standardize and deliver business-critical company policies, rules, and firmware. It also enjoys automated deployment of IoT devices and connected fitness equipment with FortiDeploy. Ultimately, time and costs spent administering its secure network with Fortinet solutions are much lower than previously.
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Learn how SmartFit reduced their shared link cost by 50% and their IT operational tasks by 90% with the Fortinet Security Fabric and our Secure SD-WAN leveraging FortiManager.
Veja agora"The Fortinet Security Fabric rendered great benefits. Standardization is essential for the success of our business model, and segmentation in all branches was crucial to improving our projects.”
– Valter Sobral, Infrastructure Manager, Smart Fit
Fast connectivity and better user experience with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
50% reduction in dedicated and shared link costs
Streamlined implementation of security policies and protection against errors and misconfiguration
Reduction in operational burden with centralized administration and compliance control
90% reduction in time spent by IT staff on operational tasks, such as updating firmware and enforcing rules
We have significantly increased productivity and therefore sales thanks to the stability of the IT platform. The strength of the Fortinet platform enables us to do that.”
- Adriano Silva de Lima, Infrastructure and Technology Manager, Le Biscuit
We can take a more proactive stance to manage security. This gives us confidence that we are equipped to manage security threats for the next 5 to 7 years.”
- Dan Dugan, Vice President of Information Technology, Batteries Plus Bulbs®
Several stores—including our highest-performing store—had some level of primary circuit failure during a period when the company typically generates more than a quarter of its annual revenue. With the Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution in place, those stores stayed online. In fact, they were not even aware of the outage.”
- Ken Guild, IT Systems Security Manager, The Paper Store
