Centralized Management - MSP Arena

[Jason77]

Hey Guys,

     I'm looking for some input and perhaps even some lessons learned from those in the MSP space regarding centralized management of client firewalls. Curious what some of you are doing around Fortimanager vs Forticloud for management of the firewalls, specifically what are the caveats of one vs the other. We're well past the number of appliances in the field that could easily be individually managed, and trying to determine if there are any drawbacks to using Forticloud for this type of multi-tenant management, or if the Fortimanager appliance is better suited for this.

     All things being equal, it would be nice to not have to maintain appliances however if there are major benefits to the Fortimanager, that investment is certainly worthwhile. Interested in hearing what others in the space have done and, in hindsight, would you take that same path. Any other info on these two offerings is also appreciated

Thanks!