Introduction
Many organizations, including enterprises and managed service providers, want to meet their IT needs with agility and an investment-efficient consumption model. In the age of subscription-based and service-based licensing, purchases, usages and renewal shift from annual-based to monthly-based or even per day.
The FortiFlex programs enable organizations to avoid procurement delays, eliminate legacy license management constraints, and benefits from a predictable OpEx model. It is a flexible consumption model that brings on-demand usage and pay-for-usage charging through BYOL licensing for virtual security appliances, security services, and cloud-based management services.
FortiFlex provides:
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On-demand scaling
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Self-service consumption and instant delivery
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An off-the-shelf, broad portfolio of Fortinet Inc. products and services
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A flexible consumption model and usage-based services
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Daily licensing of VM, hardware, and Cloud services
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Centralized operations visibility and license automation through an API
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Automated life-cycle management
About this guide
This guide provides a broad overview of FortiFlex concepts and components. It uses industry standard terminology with introductions to Fortinet-specific terms, concepts, and technologies.
Once readers are familiar with FortiFlex concepts and terminology, they can proceed to the FortiFlex Administration Guide.