For businesses seeking agility, SD-WAN is a clear attribute to attain. However, while the benefits of optimised routing for business-critical applications, simplified remote working enablement and fast deployment are attractive to many organisations, the security that underpins the network is often questionable and forgotten about. 

However, as businesses around the world have come to expect from the security technology specialists, Fortinet, there is an SD-WAN solution that prioritises security over all else. To demonstrate the criticality of security features, Fortinet offers an expansive, out-the-box feature set. In fact, Fortinet SD-WAN solutions are the brands NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) with SD-WAN capabilities added in, as opposed to SD-WAN devices with security added in.  

Security Feature Set

The rich feature set removes the need for multiple edge devices, and includes the following: 

• Web filtering services
• SSL/TLS inspection  
• Complete threat protection, including IPS and sandboxing  
• Overlay VPN Tunnels  
• AV/Malware analysis  
• DDoS Protection  
• DNS Filtering 

SD-WAN functionality 

The SD-WAN functionality that is layered onto Fortinet’s security is what rounds the technology off as an agile, and scalable solution. It is positioned to be the very fabric of businesses that seek the benefits of SD-WAN without security-based compromise. 

• Simplified network architecture with reduced hardware requirements 
• Fast deployment for greater agility  
• Greater visibility with the combination of FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer features
• Enhanced resilience with slashed automatic failover times  
• Improved user experience with application-based routing  
• Remote working enablement to flex with the times and needs of the business 
• All of the above, from a single, powerful dashboard  

Why Timico? 

Timico is proud to hold the Fortinet Gold status, and only one of five partners with an elevated Secure SD-WAN Fortinet Specialisation status. The partnership is testament to our experience, capabilities and desire to guide customers toward success by aligning the very best technological solutions with the needs of the business.  

We are customer focused. We are SD-WAN specialists, and above all, we are here to ensure our customers are connected, productive, and secure. 

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