Whiteside School District #115 evaluated Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks but chose the SonicWall NSa Series mainly for its low total cost of ownership and strong security value, while also consolidating security and networking into one solution. The district completed a “forklift” replacement from its previous system to the new NSa firewall, and the Director of Technology reports the product is solid, reliable, and includes the networking features needed. Since implementation, the district has seen improved overall system uptime and faster performance, crediting benefits in part to SonicWall DPI-SSL and the Capture Cloud Platform’s automated real-time breach detection and prevention.

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