Fortinet FortiGate 1801F SOCaaS: 24×7 Managed Log Monitoring, 1-Year (FC-10-F18F1-464-02-12)

A FortiGate 1801F protecting a data center or campus core generates a volume of security logs that most internal teams cannot triage around the clock. The FortiGate 1801F 1-Year SOCaaS subscription (FC-10-F18F1-464-02-12) puts Fortinet’s own security operations analysts behind that log stream for the full term: 24×7 cloud-based log monitoring, incident triage, and escalation when something needs a response. Subscription only, no hardware included, delivered electronically to any country.

What FortiGuard SOCaaS covers

This is Fortinet’s à la carte NOC/SOC service line, ordered on top of a FortiGate 1801F that already has its own FortiGuard security subscriptions active. For the 1-year term it includes:

• 24×7 log monitoring: logs generated by the FortiGate 1801F are continuously ingested and reviewed by Fortinet analysts, not just stored for later review.
• Incident triage: flagged events are investigated to separate noise from genuine security incidents before anyone on your team has to look at them.
• SOC escalation: confirmed incidents are escalated with the context an internal team or MSSP needs to respond quickly, instead of a raw alert dump.
• FortiAnalyzer Cloud included: Fortinet bundles FortiAnalyzer Cloud log retention and analysis into this SKU, so the log data behind the monitoring has somewhere to live.

SOCaaS sits in Fortinet’s NOC/SOC services family alongside Managed FortiGate Service (NOC) and FortiAnalyzer Cloud on their own, but it is the SKU built specifically for log monitoring and SOC-style escalation rather than device configuration management.

Who runs SOCaaS on a FortiGate 1801F

This service fits organizations running a 1801F at the edge of a data center or large campus that do not staff a 24×7 security operations function internally, or that want a second set of eyes reviewing firewall logs outside business hours. It is also common alongside a lean IT team that owns policy and configuration but has no bandwidth to triage log volume at 1801F scale. It is not a replacement for FortiCare technical support, which covers the device itself rather than the security events it logs.

Activation and delivery

SOCaaS is issued electronically and registered to the FortiGate 1801F’s serial number. There is nothing to ship. Once activated, log monitoring and the FortiAnalyzer Cloud retention window that comes with it begin for the 12-month term, and the account is provisioned so Fortinet’s SOC has visibility into that unit’s log stream.

SOCaaS vs. the other 1801F NOC/SOC services

SOCaaS, Managed FortiGate Service (NOC), and standalone FortiAnalyzer Cloud are separate SKUs on the FortiGate 1801F because they solve different problems. Managed FortiGate Service has Fortinet’s NOC handle device setup and policy changes. SOCaaS instead watches what the device is already logging and escalates. FortiCare Premium, meanwhile, covers hardware and technical support, not log analysis. Running SOCaaS alongside FortiCare Premium and the FortiGate’s own FortiGuard subscriptions is the common pairing for a 1801F that needs both device support and a monitored log stream.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner supplying FortiGate 1801F licensing to customers worldwide, electronic delivery only since there is no hardware in this order. If you’re weighing SOCaaS against Managed FortiGate Service or want to align renewal dates with an existing FortiCare contract, reach out before you check out and we’ll walk through the options.