Fortinet<\/a>\u00ae (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the expansion of its SASE Points-of-Presence (POPs) to new locations through a partnership with Google Cloud. The partnership allows Fortinet to leverage Google Clouds global network edge locations<\/a> closest to their regions of presence, which deliver dedicated interconnect and 99.99% service availability, to accelerate the expansion of Fortinets Universal SASE solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Single-vendor SASE is a critical architecture organizations adopt to connect their hybrid workforces securely. A robust network of SASE POPs that are scalable and globally available is crucial to delivering a superior user experience while enabling a strong security posture.<\/p>\n
By leveraging Google Cloud, Fortinet Universal SASE is even better positioned to serve a more extensive global footprint, ensuring that customers can seamlessly connect and secure their hybrid workforces to critical applications, said Michael Xie, Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer of Fortinet. This partnership will expand our global POP resources and accelerate customer adoption of Fortinets Universal SASE solution. And because our SD-WAN solution is natively integrated with our SASE offering, Fortinets global SD-WAN customers now have an even broader ability to easily adopt integrated cloud-delivered security to implement a comprehensive Universal SASE solution.<\/p>\n
Organizations worldwide rely on the Google Cloud for critical networking and access, said Muninder Sambi, Vice President and GM of Networking at Google Cloud. Our expanded partnership with Fortinet can enable high uptime for customers looking to support their hybrid workforces with Fortinets SASE solution, along with the advantages of using Google Clouds Cross-Cloud Network, which include lower costs and improved application experiences.<\/p>\n
Converging Networking and Security with Fortinet Universal SASE<\/strong> Fortinet is the pioneer and leader of secure SD-WAN<\/a>, the foundation of its Universal SASE solution. Universal SASE uses the same FortiOS<\/a> operating system and AI-powered security services as its secure SD-WAN and cloud-delivered security service edge (SSE) solutions. This unique integrated approach extends secure web gateway<\/a> (SWG), zero-trust network access<\/a> (ZTNA), cloud access security broker<\/a> (CASB), and Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) solutions to its Universal SASE solution, enabling seamless connectivity, consistent end-to-end threat protection, and optimal user experience.<\/p>\n Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n About Fortinet<\/strong>\u00a0 FTNT-O<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2023 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols \u00ae and denote respectively federally registered trademarks and common law trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinets trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo, FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, FortiADC, FortiAI, FortiAIOps, FortiAntenna, FortiAP, FortiAPCam, FortiAuthenticator, FortiCache, FortiCall, FortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCASB, FortiCentral, FortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiCWP, FortiDB, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevSec, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender, FortiFirewall, FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiHypervisor, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLAN, FortiLink, FortiMoM, FortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPenTest, FortiPhish, FortiPlanner, FortiPolicy, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon, FortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiSDNConnector, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR, FortiSwitch, FortiTester, FortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC, FortiWLM and FortiXDR. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty, guarantee, contract, binding specification or other binding commitment by Fortinet or any indication of intent related to a binding commitment, and performance and other specification information herein may be unique to certain environments.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fortinets Universal SASE solution uniquely converges networking and security to support todays hybrid workforce, expanding network edges and new microbranches to enable secure access to applications while providing high ROI through consolidation and improved digital user experience. Fortinets solution includes an extended portfolio of critical technologies and services that enable organizations to adopt a zero-trust security posture<\/a> by effectively applying and monitoring context-based policies regardless of the resource a user is accessing. Fortinet Universal SASE offers a high-performance and scalable cloud network with best-in-class AI-powered security<\/a>, unified management, and end-to-end digital experience monitoring to ensure secure access to web, corporate, and SaaS applications.<\/p>\n\n
Fortinet<\/a> (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere you need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet’s solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry. The Fortinet Training Institute<\/a>, one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. FortiGuard Labs<\/a>, Fortinets elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. Learn more at https:\/\/www.fortinet.com<\/a>, the Fortinet Blog<\/a>, and FortiGuard Labs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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