Introduction to Fortinet SDWAN
Today I am going to talk about another player in the SDWAN space and is now recognized as a challenger in Gartner’s quadrant. As you aware about Fortinet, Fortinet is one of the biggest and the strongest player in the Security domain (Firewall segment). As SDWAN is a technology to connect various sites of the enterprises over any transport so security is one of the most important key features of the solution.
The traditional WAN is no longer an efficient solution for today’s distributed enterprise. Organizations are overcoming significant security and network issues by moving to SD-WAN. There are many different SD-WANs on the market today, and VPs of IT should carefully review their options.
Introduction to Fortinet SDWAN
Fortinet is the only Firewall OEM which delivers native SD-WAN along with incorporated advanced threat protection. Fortinet provided excellent quality of experience for voice and video, high VPN throughput and best price/performance.
FortiGate SD-WAN substitutes isolated WAN routers, WAN optimization, and security devices with a single solution that is application-aware, offers automatic WAN path control and multi-broadband support. It improves application performance, reduces WAN Operating expenses and minimizes management complexity.
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Fig 1.1-Fortinet SDWAN Solution
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FortiGate delivers next-generation security and networking abilities to advance efficiency without negotiating security. FortiLink benefits incorporate a single platform for management, zero-touch deployment, and integrated security which enable switch and WLAN interfaces to be controlled with the same level of enforcement as firewall interfaces.
With the help of Fortinet SDWAN, you can have the SSL inspection and threat protection to provide visibility and prevention against malware. By using Web filtering service to enforce internet security and reduce complexity, eliminating the need for a separate SWG device.
Fortinet SDWAN solution is highly scalable and high-throughput IPsec VPN tunnels can be established to ensure that traffic is always encrypted and stays confidential.
Basic key features in Fortinet SDWAN
Application Control
Web Filtering
Sandboxing
Antivirus
IPS
SDWAN features
Application aware routing
WAN optimization
CASB Solution
Antispam
Botnet
In our next article, we will come up with these key features in details and will also take through the basic use cases for the enterprise customers.
