Fortinet

The global DRAM shortage is driving firewall costs up, and major vendors like Fortinet are facing extended backorders. We provide a direct path to deployment. Whether you need the high-density 1000F for your data center edge or the versatile 600F for your campus network, our grey-market sources deliver the hardware you need—immediately.

The global DRAM shortage is severely impacting firewall manufacturing, with analysts predicting hardware costs could double in 2026. Fortinet is one of the vendors facing the biggest margin challenges, as its SD-WAN appliances and high-end NGFWs (3000F series and above) are on extended backorder.

The FortiGate portfolio, with its purpose-built SPU (NP7 and CP9) architecture, is your goldmine. The sweet spot is the 1000F series for large enterprises and the 600F/3000F series for critical data center edge deployments.