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NetworkingFortiGate vs. Meraki MX for the Dealership Edge: A Buyer Guide
If you're picking between FortiGate and Meraki MX for the dealership edge, the spec sheets won't help you. Both vendors will sell you a box that does SD-WAN, IPS, content filtering, and SSL inspection. The right answer depends on three operational questions the marketing rarely addresses.
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