{"id":62201,"date":"2024-03-19T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=62201"},"modified":"2024-03-19T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T04:01:05","slug":"fortinet-recognized-as-a-leader-in-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/03\/19\/fortinet-recognized-as-a-leader-in-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the\u00a02024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortinet believes that this recognition can be attributed to the strength of its Secure Connectivity portfolio\u2014including wired and wireless LAN\u2014which integrates seamlessly with the\u00a0Fortinet Security Fabric, Fortinet\u2019s unified networking and cybersecurity platform. Fortinet\u2019s unique approach enables the convergence of networking and security, allowing organizations to address increased risk in their environment while reducing complexities, lowering costs, and improving overall performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AI-Driven Secure Connectivity Solutions Managed through a Single Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As networks become increasingly distributed, organizations need to extend security across their entire network while simplifying operations and improving end-user experiences. Fortinet provides advanced\u00a0wired and wireless LAN solutions\u00a0that converge networking and security, offering customers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Industry-leading LAN with a strong focus on security:\u00a0<\/strong>More organizations now view security as a business risk, and the need for a secure, easy-to-manage LAN solution is more vital than ever to support daily operations. Customers can integrate their wired and wireless LAN into the Fortinet Security Fabric platform through a common operating system,\u00a0FortiOS. This integration enables increased visibility and control of both network and security functions while reducing management and licensing overhead. Leveraging network firewall visibility and control enables Fortinet to offer a more robust wired and wireless LAN without the additional cost. The benefits of Secure Connectivity are evident across deployments of all sizes, including our microbranch solution, which allows\u00a0FortiAP\u00a0access points to serve as an endpoint for\u00a0Unified SASE,\u00a0SD-Branch, campuses,\u00a0OT environments, and data centers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Streamlined management capabilities:<\/strong>\u00a0Through the Fortinet Security Fabric platform, organizations can leverage zero-touch deployment to quickly turn on both security and networking functionality. Organizations can manage and troubleshoot the network, security, and even\u00a0SD-WAN\u00a0functionality through a single console, available on-premises or in the cloud. Fortinet\u2019s intuitive architecture also includes numerous built-in security and management features, eliminating the need for organizations to adopt additional licenses and subscriptions to manage disparate solution components such as access points and switches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI-driven insights to create efficiencies and deliver superior experiences:<\/strong>\u00a0Fortinet\u2019s dedicated AI operations module,\u00a0FortiAIOps, enables administrators to easily baseline network performance, view and analyze trends, and access and implement recommendations to strengthen the performance and resilience of the network. The AI engine also offers event correlation and issue remediation across the organization\u2019s entire network, leveraging data feeds from each solution connected to the Fortinet Security Fabric platform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for microbranches:<\/strong>&nbsp;FortiAP uniquely integrates with FortiSASE to provide organizations with easy access to unparalleled cloud-delivered security and performance. This integration is ideal to support microbranch use cases. Combined with digital experience monitoring, Fortinet\u2019s solution delivers converged access to support today\u2019s hybrid workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These capabilities are all made possible using a single operating system, FortiOS, to develop, manage, and operate both networking and security solutions through the Fortinet Security Fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortinet\u2019s unique approach enables the convergence of networking and security, allowing organizations to address increased risk in their environment while reducing complexities, lowering costs, and improving overall performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[169,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-62201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-fortinet","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}