Fortinet Solutions
Two decades of hands-on Fortinet expertise. FortiGate firewalls, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, deployed, configured, and managed by one of Canada's longest-standing Fortinet partners.
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Are You Getting the Full Value From Fortinet?
Fortinet is powerful technology, but only when it is properly deployed, configured, and managed. Most implementations leave significant capability on the table.
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Default Configuration Your FortiGate was installed with default settings and never hardened. Default policies, no application control, no IPS tuning, a fraction of the platform's security capability is active.
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No Security Fabric Integration You have Fortinet products that do not talk to each other. FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, each operating independently instead of as an integrated Security Fabric.
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Unmonitored Alerts Your FortiGate generates logs and alerts that nobody reviews. Threat intelligence, intrusion detection, and application control events go uninvestigated.
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End-of-Life Hardware You are running FortiGate models that are no longer receiving firmware updates or security patches. End-of-life hardware is a growing vulnerability in your perimeter defense.
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No FortiAnalyzer or SIEM Your firewall logs are stored locally and overwritten weekly. No centralized logging, no correlation, no forensic capability. If you are breached, you cannot investigate what happened.
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Vendor-Only Relationship Your Fortinet reseller sold you the hardware but does not manage, monitor, or optimize it. You need a technology partner, not just a purchasing channel.
As a Fortinet Advanced Partner since 2003, we know how to deploy and manage Fortinet for maximum security value.
Fortinet Security Fabric, Deployed by Experts
BALANCED+ has been a Fortinet Advanced Partner since 2003, one of the longest-standing partnerships in Canada. We do not just resell Fortinet products; we design, deploy, configure, and manage Fortinet Security Fabric environments for businesses across Canada. Our team has deep, hands-on expertise across the entire Fortinet portfolio.
FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls
FortiGate is the foundation of the Fortinet Security Fabric. We deploy and manage FortiGate firewalls with full security profile configuration, application control, intrusion prevention, web filtering, SSL inspection, antivirus, DNS filtering, and SD-WAN. Every deployment is hardened according to Fortinet best practices and tuned for your specific traffic patterns and business requirements. We support the full FortiGate range from branch-office models to enterprise chassis.
Fortinet Security Fabric
The real power of Fortinet is the Security Fabric, an integrated ecosystem where FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, FortiClient, and FortiMail share threat intelligence and coordinate responses automatically. We design and deploy integrated Fabric environments where every component works together, providing visibility and automated protection across your entire attack surface.
FortiAnalyzer & FortiSIEM
Centralized logging and analytics are essential for security monitoring and compliance. We deploy FortiAnalyzer for log management, reporting, and compliance documentation, and FortiSIEM for real-time security event correlation and threat detection. Both integrate with our MDR service for 24/7 monitoring by our Security Operations Centre.
Managed Fortinet Services
We manage your Fortinet environment as part of your managed security program, firmware updates, policy optimization, threat intelligence feed management, health monitoring, and capacity planning. You get the full value of Fortinet technology with expert management that keeps your security posture current and optimized.
What's Included
FortiGate Deployment & Management
Next-generation firewall deployment with full security profile configuration. Application control, IPS, web filtering, SSL inspection, SD-WAN, and VPN. Ongoing management, firmware updates, and policy optimization.
Security Fabric Design
Integrated deployment of FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiMail. Unified management, coordinated threat response, and centralized visibility across your entire network.
Monitoring & Analytics
FortiAnalyzer deployment for centralized logging and compliance reporting. FortiSIEM for real-time event correlation. Integration with our 24/7 SOC for continuous monitoring and threat response.
We had a FortiGate firewall running with mostly default settings for three years. BALANCED+ reconfigured it, deployed FortiAnalyzer, and integrated it with their SOC. Within the first week, they detected and blocked lateral movement from a compromised device that had been on our network for months.
How It Works
Assess
We audit your current Fortinet deployment (or evaluate if Fortinet is the right fit). Configuration review, firmware assessment, license audit, and Security Fabric readiness evaluation.
Design
We design your Fortinet Security Fabric architecture, firewall policies, security profiles, Fabric integration, logging and analytics, and monitoring integration.
Deploy
Hardware deployment, configuration, testing, and cutover. Each component is integrated into the Security Fabric and connected to our management and monitoring platforms.
Manage
Ongoing management including firmware updates, policy optimization, health monitoring, threat intelligence feeds, and 24/7 SOC monitoring through our MDR service.
Why Choose BALANCED+ for Fortinet
Twenty years of Fortinet partnership means depth of expertise that newer partners simply cannot match.
Advanced Partner Since 2003
Over 20 years of continuous Fortinet partnership. Hundreds of deployments across businesses across Canada. Deep expertise across the entire Fortinet portfolio.
Full Lifecycle Management
We do not just sell and install, we deploy, configure, harden, monitor, and manage your Fortinet environment as part of your ongoing security program.
SOC Integration
Your Fortinet infrastructure feeds directly into our 24/7 Security Operations Centre. Alerts are investigated by human analysts, not just logged and ignored.
Full Fabric Expertise
We deploy the complete Security Fabric, FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiAnalyzer, FortiSIEM, FortiClient, and FortiMail, as an integrated, coordinated defense.
Results That Speak for Themselves
Building a SaaS Business Management Platform from the Ground Up
A consultant-focused SaaS startup needed a full development partner to turn their platform vision into reality. BALANCED+ delivered end-to-end, from UX design to cloud architecture.
Rebuilding a Legacy Database for a Commercial Window Manufacturer
A 30-year fenestration manufacturer's outdated backend was slowing operations and driving up costs. BALANCED+ rebuilt their data access layer from the ground up, on time…
Securing a Global Mining Corporation’s Firewall Infrastructure
A publicly traded multinational mining company with operations across North America and Europe was drowning in unmanaged firewall policies. BALANCED+ centralized, rationalized, and took over…
Compliance & Certifications
Fortinet Security Fabric deployments support compliance requirements across major frameworks through centralized logging, access control, and monitoring.
- SOC 2: Network security controls, logging, and monitoring requirements
- ISO 27001: Network security management and access control
- PCI DSS: Requirements 1 and 2 for firewall configuration and system hardening
- NIST CSF: Protect and Detect function controls for network security
Coast to Coast IT & Cybersecurity
Headquartered in Mississauga. Rooted in Toronto. Expanding to Vancouver. Serving businesses across Canada with the same standard of excellence.
Toronto
Greater Toronto Area & Southern Ontario
3464 Semenyk Ct, Unit 101Mississauga, ON L5C 4P8
Canada
- Mississauga
- Toronto
- Vaughan
- Brampton
- Oakville
- Burlington
- Hamilton
- Markham
- Kitchener
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Québec
- Atlantic Canada
Frequently Asked Questions
We deploy and manage the full Fortinet portfolio: FortiGate next-generation firewalls, FortiSwitch managed switches, FortiAP wireless access points, FortiAnalyzer centralized logging, FortiSIEM event correlation, FortiClient endpoint protection, FortiMail email security, and FortiManager centralized management. All are integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric.
Yes. We take over management of existing Fortinet deployments, starting with a configuration audit and optimization assessment. We identify security gaps, harden configurations, update firmware, and integrate your FortiGate into our monitoring platform. We also handle license renewals and hardware lifecycle planning.
The Security Fabric is Fortinet’s integrated security architecture where all Fortinet products share threat intelligence and coordinate responses automatically. When FortiGate detects a threat, FortiSwitch can quarantine the port, FortiAP can isolate the wireless client, and FortiAnalyzer logs the entire event chain. This coordinated response is faster and more effective than isolated point products.
Yes. As a Fortinet Advanced Partner, we offer competitive pricing on all Fortinet hardware and licensing. We also handle warranty, RMA, and license renewals as part of our managed service. Our recommendations are based on your actual requirements, we do not over-spec hardware for commission purposes.
FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiSIEM feed security events directly into our SIEM/SOAR platform and are monitored by our SOC 24/7. FortiGate IPS alerts, application control events, web filter detections, and VPN anomalies are all investigated by our analysts, providing the human expertise that makes Fortinet’s detection capabilities actionable.
Fortinet consistently leads in third-party testing for both security effectiveness and price-performance. For businesses of all sizes, the Security Fabric provides enterprise-grade integration at a competitive price point. That said, we evaluate your specific needs objectively, if another platform is a better fit, we will tell you. Our recommendation is always based on your requirements.
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