The Minnesota Wild Hockey Club modernized a network supporting NHL games, concerts, payments, parking, broadcasting, training facilities, and affiliate operations. Aging equipment, years of accumulated firewall rules, limited visibility, and reliance on external support created unnecessary complexity for its four-person IT team. FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiManager established centralized security, switching, logging, and management across the arena. During migration, outdated rules were removed and the network was simplified without interrupting live events. The organization estimates a 50% reduction in managed service tickets, while improved throughput and wireless performance have reduced the need for temporary wired connections. Greater visibility now enables faster

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