Our partner Fortinet was again recognized by the Magic Quadrant of the
prestigious Gartner brand, this time as Visionary in the area of wireless and
wired LAN access infrastructure, recognizing its innovation, security and
facilities capabilities to its customers.
Gartner defines a supplier located in the Visionaries Quadrant as one that
"demonstrates the ability to increase the characteristics of its offering
to provide a unique and differentiated approach to the market. A Visionary has
innovated in one or more of the key areas of access layer technologies within
the company (for example, security, management, or operational efficiency). The
ability to apply differentiating functions throughout the access layer will
affect its position."
This new recognition, along with that of Cybersecurity Innovator, confirms
the correct direction Fortinet has taken in network matters, offering a unique
and differentiated approach to customers, a feature-rich offering that is
secure by design and not by complement, which is integrated into a larger
platform to reduce complexity and that increases functionality without
additional licenses to better address long-term goals.
The world leader in comprehensive, integrated and automated cybersecurity
solutions has founded its growth on three key pillars:
Reduced cost: Fortinet LAN Edge solutions reduce overall TCO and eliminate
overlays by grouping features into their FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall
without the need for licensing. These are not required to enable LAN Edge
management; even Network Access Control (NAC) features can be enabled and
leveraged without the need for expensive additional licenses.
Simplified management: Fortinet\'s LAN Edge solutions simplify management by
using a single management platform for network and LAN security. IT cycles are
minimized by having a consolidated location to manage various aspects of the
network.
Reduced complexity: Centralizing LAN security and management features in
FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall reduces the complexity of the solutions
offered. A simple view of complex LAN networks makes management easy without
worrying about unwanted outages.
Fortinet\'s approach enables unique LAN Edge management that leverages the
capabilities of FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall as a network controller,
providing consolidated visibility and centralized management and reporting to
facilitate management and simplify deployment and provisioning.
It’s important to highlight that Fortinet has been one of the options
chosen by Gartner customers for Wireless and Wired LAN Access Infrastructure
for three consecutive years.
Leveraging the power of security-driven networking and the industry-leading
FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, Fortinet offers a LAN Edge solution that
can scale to the needs of any deployment, from campus to branch office to
remote worker.
