{"id":66859,"date":"2024-11-06T12:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T04:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=66859"},"modified":"2024-11-06T12:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T04:43:41","slug":"fortinet-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-sd-wan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/11\/06\/fortinet-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-sd-wan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortinet named a Leader in the\u00a02024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortinet.com\/content\/fortinet-com\/en_us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fortinet<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, announced that it has been named a Leader in the\u00a0<u>2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN<\/u>, marking the fifth consecutive year it has been recognized. Fortinet is also the only Leader positioned highest in Ability to Execute for the fourth year running in the Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Fortinet Secure SD-WAN<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0transforms wide area networks (WANs) by enabling resilient architecture and flexible security deployments on-premises and in the cloud with digital experience monitoring powered by advanced machine learning. Fortinet believes its consecutive recognition as a Leader underscores the strength of its SD-WAN offering, which includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A robust and converged feature set:<\/strong>\u00a0Backed by the unified FortiOS operating system and proprietary ASIC technology, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN includes\u00a0<strong><u>next-generation firewall<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0capabilities, universal zero-trust network access application gateway functionality, and advanced routing. This feature consolidation simplifies network architecture and enables operational efficiencies across all WAN and cloud edges.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easy on-ramp to single-vendor SASE:<\/strong>\u00a0Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is tightly integrated with FortiSASE, enabling organizations to secure their hybrid workforces and seamlessly transition to\u00a0<strong><u>Fortinet Unified SASE<\/u><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Powerful GenAI integration:\u00a0<\/strong>A new integration with\u00a0<strong><u>FortiAI<\/u><\/strong>, the Fortinet Generative AI assistant, helps orchestrate and manage SD-WAN deployments while enhancing Day 0 through Day 2 operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced network performance<\/strong>: Recent Fortinet Secure SD-WAN updates offer improved network performance for on-demand full mesh networks and self-healing features that identify and solve issues when building autonomous SD-WAN networks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for SD-Branch<\/strong>: Fortinet Secure SD-WAN integrates with Fortinet\u00a0<strong><u>FortiAP<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0access points,\u00a0<strong><u>FortiSwitch<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0secure Ethernet switches,\u00a0<strong><u>FortiExtender<\/u><\/strong>\u00a04G\/5G wireless WAN, and\u00a0<strong><u>FortiNAC<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0network access control to deliver the most secure and manageable remote branch in the industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortinet has also been recognized in the\u00a0<strong><u>2024 Gartner Peer Insights&#x2122; Customers\u2019 Choice for SD-WAN<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0for four consecutive years. Fortinet has also received a \u201cAAA\u201d rating, the highest possible, from the\u00a0<strong><u>MEF Forum<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortinet Secure SD-WAN\u00a0transforms wide area networks (WANs) by enabling resilient architecture and flexible security deployments on-premises and in the cloud with digital experience monitoring powered by advanced machine learning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[368,169,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-66859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-award","tag-fortinet","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66859","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=66859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}