Introduction

Ever had a network failure or sluggish performance exactly when it was needed? It’s exasperating—it can halt your business operations. This is where SD-WAN HA comes into play. With the Fortinet SD-WAN here at PJ Networks, we ensure your business is always online no matter what bumps in the road come your way.

But what does “high availability” mean, exactly? It’s all about uptime. It’s ensuring your business is able to provide services to your customers 24/7 without interruption. And, you know what? We are working hard every day to make that happen for you. Read on if you want to jump into the challenges, the solutions, and the approach we employ.

Availability Challenges

Don’t ever forget—it’s network availability, not network availability by accident. There are lots of challenges that can derail the system. If you’ve encountered any of these, you’re not alone.

1. Bandwidth Limitations

Bandwidth has, a lot of the time, been unable to keep up with increasing data demand. When you reach capacity, network performance can flaming crash.

• What happens? Your employees are stuck with slow apps, lagging responses, and lost productivity.
• How do we handle it? Making the dynamic load balancing by Fortinet SD-WAN.

2. ISP Issues

Regardless, depending on a single internet connection leaves you vulnerable to outages. First, if your ISP goes down, then what? So does your network.

• Multiple ISP connections provide redundancy within your SD-WAN architecture — that’s a big reason we implement it.

3. Security Risks

With businesses conducting so much sensitive business online, protecting that data is crucial. Weak links make your network more vulnerable.

• Our fix? Fortinet SD-WAN comes built with security that provides you with advanced protection against online threats, ransomware, and data leaks.

4. Hardware Failures

The old-school setups depend so much on the physical devices. A failure in one part could cause a major headache.

• PJ Networks deploys virtualized SD-WAN solutions, as we want to minimize the reliance on hardware.

5. Complex Management

It quickly becomes complicated managing different connections all over many locations. It’s best to go through services that can be reliable, as even small configuration mistakes can cause downtime.

• Integrated with a full suite of proactive monitoring tools for SD-WAN, simplifies management and will cut down errors dramatically.

Fortinet SD-WAN Solutions

So, how does Fortinet SD-WAN rise up to these challenges? Allow me to discuss how we utilize its functions to provide your network with high availability.

1. Built-In Security

• Fortinet bundles networking and security policies into a single solution.
• It includes features such as next-gen firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and malware protection.
• This protects your data and also guarantees your network value.

2. Intelligent Failover

• All your internet connections are monitored 24/7 by Fortinet SD-WAN.
• If one of the ISPs goes down or gets latency, it immediately and intelligently switches the traffic to another up ISP.
• What this means for you is no more abrupt network disconnections.

3. Dynamic Path Selection

This one’s a game-changer.

• It provides automatic path selection based on bandwidth, latency, and packet loss.
• It constantly monitors real-time network conditions and keeps your VoIP calls, video conferences, and applications performing at its peak.
• No lag. No stutters. Just seamless performance every single time.

4. Centralized Management

• Fortinet SD-WAN enables us to simplify everything via central control.
• One dashboard to configure and monitor all your branch offices, cloud deployments, and ISPs.
• It’s fast, streamlined, and minimizes configuration errors that could result in downtime.

5. Scalability

• Concerned your network is going to struggle as your business scales?
• Fortinet SD-WAN expands organically without the need for massive hardware configurations.
• When you’re ready to expand, it’s easy to add additional branches or services.

6. Cost-Effective

• You don’t have to pay high prices for MPLS circuits because you can connect multiple connections through one SD-WAN setup.
• Besides, downtime is costly—by using high availability solutions, you can save money in the long run.

How PJ Networks Achieves High Availability

We take Fortinet SD-WAN and our proven methods and create a network architecture that actually works.

• Proactive Monitoring: We monitor your network 24/7 for any potential issues.
• Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy: Dual ISPs, multiple data centers, failover systems. If you are not paranoid enough, we think you should have backups for your backups.
• Custom Solutions: No two businesses are the same. SD-WAN architectures are customized to your requirements.
• Continuous Management: High availability is not ‘set it and forget it.’ Configuration updates, performance monitoring, and tuning are done by our team regularly.

We guarantee your business is online in times of the unexpected.

Conclusion

At PJ Networks, we take SD-WAN high availability to heart for your business. The Fortinet SD-WAN gives us the tools and experience to tackle network challenges directly. With our intelligent failovers, built-in security, and centralized management, we run your systems 24/7 without a hitch.

Where others see downtime as revenue lost, we see an opportunity to serve reliability and peace of mind. Whether you’re maintaining a small single-tier business or running multiple sites, you should know that high availability is not just a luxury; it’s an essential requirement.

So, first take a step towards the uptime of your business. Let us show you how Fortinet SD-WAN redefines the approach your network takes to stay resilient. SD-WAN high availability with PJ Networks is not a promise; it is a guarantee.