Fortinet FortiSIEM Cloud Subscription, 3-Year (FC-10-SMCLD-542-02-36)

Compliance programs built around frameworks that require two or three years of log retention turn annual storage renewals into recurring overhead that adds no security value. This 3-Year Optional Archive Storage subscription covers 500 GB of archive capacity per FortiSIEM Cloud unit for three consecutive years, aligning the storage commitment with standard audit cycles and eliminating two renewal touchpoints compared to buying annually. A single purchase covers the full term, and the capacity is available immediately upon license application to the FortiSIEM Cloud instance.

Overview

FortiSIEM archive storage keeps log and event records accessible after they age out of the active hot-storage tier, supporting compliance reporting, incident forensics, and long-duration threat-hunting programs. Each unit in this 3-Year subscription contributes 500 GB of archive space per year for the full duration of the term. The license is electronic with no hardware component. Once applied, archived data is queryable through the standard FortiSIEM Cloud interface using the same correlation and search tools used for current events. Retaining data within the platform for three years means analysts can pull historical event context during investigations without relying on manual exports or cold-restore workflows, and without maintaining a separate archive system alongside FortiSIEM.

Who it suits

Organizations with defined multi-year retention requirements will find the 3-Year term a natural match. This includes environments subject to SOC 2 Type II audit cycles, ISO 27001 certification reviews, or sector-specific mandates that call for 24 to 36 months of security event data. Security operations centers that want to reduce annual procurement overhead also benefit from consolidating three years of archive storage into one purchase. The fixed term helps with budget forecasting: the storage cost for the period is known at the time of purchase rather than subject to price adjustments at each annual renewal, making it easier to plan operational expenditure across the full compliance cycle and removing the risk of unplanned cost increases mid-cycle.

Buying from DataCenter360.ca

DataCenter360.ca is an authorized Fortinet Select Partner. This subscription is delivered electronically with no geographic restriction and is available to FortiSIEM Cloud deployments worldwide. The 3-Year term removes two renewal cycles from the calendar compared to annual purchasing, reducing the administrative workload for both procurement and licensing teams and cutting the risk of accidental coverage gaps at renewal. Contact DataCenter360.ca for volume pricing when adding multiple units, or to align this subscription’s expiry date with other Fortinet licenses on your account to simplify your renewal calendar going forward.

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