A Gulf-headquartered financial institution needed to replace end-of-life switching and firewall hardware across its entire branch footprint before a regulatory audit deadline. Haink sourced and delivered the full BOM — Cisco Catalyst and Fortinet FortiGate — in six weeks.
The client's existing Cisco Catalyst 2960 and 3560 switches were end-of-support and had generated findings in an internal audit on network segmentation. The firewall estate was a mix of generations with no unified policy management. The refreshed architecture needed micro-segmentation for payment card environments and centralized FortiManager visibility.
Coordinating 32 separate delivery windows across 30 branches with multiple distributors was the previous project's failure point. The client needed one accountable party for freight, staging, customs clearance to each emirate, and warranty registration — all under one PO.
Haink acted as sole supply partner: sourced all Cisco and Fortinet hardware, managed freight consolidation in Hong Kong, handled customs documentation for UAE import, and coordinated phased delivery aligned to the client's branch migration schedule.
| Product | Model | Role | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Catalyst | 9300-48P | Branch access — 48× PoE+ ports, 25G uplinks | 60 |
| Cisco Catalyst | 9500-40X | DC distribution / core, 40× 10G | 4 |
| Cisco Catalyst | 9200-24P | Small branch (under 50 staff), PoE+ | 30 |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 200F | Branch NGFW, SD-WAN, IPS, 20 Gbps throughput | 30 |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 400F | DC perimeter NGFW, 40 Gbps throughput | 2 |
| Fortinet FortiSwitch | 448E-POE | FortiLink-managed access switching, branch tier | 30 |
| Fortinet FortiManager | VM-500 | Centralised policy management, all 30 branches | 2 (HA) |
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