du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has collaborated with Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, to introduce a security-based branch office value proposition approach to SD-WAN. This expands on du’s business SD WAN offerings by providing customers with real-time visibility of their WAN through the portal, along with access to the strong security portfolio of Fortinet, to ensure the IT security requirements are met.
By expanding its SD-WAN product ecosystem, du’s solution delivers real-time visibility of the WAN and a comprehensive security architecture producing an integrated end-to-end security solution across the entire attack surface leveraging Security-Driven Networking.
The latest SD-WAN is designed to mitigate current networking disadvantages by enabling businesses to securely structure their network to align to digital transformation and business agility. The solution focuses on security as a topline priority for organizations, especially as more enterprise applications move to the cloud.
du customers can enjoy Fortinet’s unique SD-WAN proposition, which addresses this concern by enabling SD-WAN with a strong multi-cloud security, anti-virus, and anti-malware portfolio. For existing FortiGate customers, the migration process to SD-WAN involves a simple software upgrade. The solution offers the same security features, dashboards, and environment they are already using for security.
With a Multiple Hybrid Links core focus on advanced security, the solution consolidates NGFW security to deliver the ultimate in peace of mind, visibility, control, and security. It also offers Branch Office Strength for public, IaaS, SaaS consumption, IOT & BYOD, and enables enterprises to consolidate branch equipment. This offers significant commercial benefits and enables customers to deploy NGFW Security, seamless WAN to LAN control, and enjoy enriched application control and visibility.