Grupo Chacomer
Paraguayan Business Group Securely Connects Its More than 90 Remote Sites, Saving 35% on Connectivity Costs
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Grupo Chacomer offers a diverse range of products at wholesale and retail levels, including vehicle sales, tools, household equipment, apparel, automotive accessories, and machinery. Pivoting to cloud- and digital-centric operations, the company recognized the need to overhaul its networking and cybersecurity systems.
Grupo Chacomer has implemented a Fortinet Security Fabric to meet these goals. In its primary data center, the company deployed FortiSwitch enterprise switches as a high-availability pair, along with FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) to safeguard its data and systems. The organization has also deployed FortiGate NGFWs across its 90 locations enabled with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for rapid, secure, and cost-effective connectivity, and to accelerate the onboarding of new sites. Meanwhile, Chacomer has rolled out a switching and wireless solution from Fortinet to enable stable and secure Wi-Fi coverage in its logistics centers and to facilitate network segmentation. With Fortinet, Chacomer has dramatically improved network security, availability, and uptime while significantly reducing costs.
“The Fortinet Security Fabric provides us with a cross-platform of solutions that integrate seamlessly. We can have a centralized view of security and automation capabilities that optimize the team’s work.”
– Marcelo Mangiacavalli, Chief Information Officer, Grupo Chacomer
Business Impact
Network availability reached 99.99%, enabling uninterrupted operations across 90 remote sites
35% savings on connectivity costs by replacing expensive MPLS links and complementary services
Management time and effort saved by increased centralization and automation of cybersecurity tasks
Enhanced network visibility to enable effective risk mitigation
Increased return on investment (ROI) by deploying Fortinet Secure SD-WAN at new locations with minimal downtime
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