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Channel Post MEA
3 days ago
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Fortinet Named Leader By Gartner For Enterprise Wired & Wireless LAN Infrastructure
Fortinet has announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for the second year in a row. Fortinet believes this recognition reflects the strength of its industry-leading secure LAN edge portfolio, including secure networking solutions such as FortiSwitch and FortiAP. The portfolio is fully integrated with the Fortinet Security Fabric and powered by a single operating system, FortiOS, to deliver converged networking and security. 'Unlike traditional networking solutions that bolt security on after the fact, the Fortinet wired and wireless LAN portfolio was developed from the ground up with built-in AI-powered security and AI-assisted network operations. This convergence enables customers to simplify operations, improve performance, and extend security from IT into OT environments. We believe this is what continues to set Fortinet apart and make us a leader in this market,' says Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President, Products and Solutions, at Fortinet. The Fortinet Secure LAN Edge portfolio addresses evolving customer needs and delivers key benefits, including: Pervasive, built-in security at the LAN edge to reduce cyber risk: Customers can deploy intuitive architectures with integrated security and AI-assisted management via FortiAI. Fortinet's simplified licensing model avoids the complexity of managing multiple add-on subscriptions. Customers can deploy intuitive architectures with integrated security and AI-assisted management via FortiAI. Fortinet's simplified licensing model avoids the complexity of managing multiple add-on subscriptions. Stronger IT and OT convergence through a unified platform: As organizations demand more of their networks while navigating staffing shortages and the cybersecurity skills gap, it becomes increasingly difficult for limited staff to maintain and secure their networks. Fortinet reduces this burden with a single platform approach that minimizes misconfigurations, eases day-to-day operations, and delivers AI-driven insights across Fortinet's wired and wireless LAN solutions. As organizations demand more of their networks while navigating staffing shortages and the cybersecurity skills gap, it becomes increasingly difficult for limited staff to maintain and secure their networks. Fortinet reduces this burden with a single platform approach that minimizes misconfigurations, eases day-to-day operations, and delivers AI-driven insights across Fortinet's wired and wireless LAN solutions. Consistent capabilities and intuitive licensing to reduce cost and complexity: Fortinet's wired and wireless LAN solutions provide enterprise-grade flexibility without trade-offs, reducing network risk and simplifying operations without inflating costs. These capabilities are all delivered through a single operating system, FortiOS, which powers the Fortinet Security Fabric across the networking and security domains. Fortinet has also been recognized in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure as a Customers' Choice for the seventh consecutive time. 'One of the big reasons we chose Fortinet is that their networking tools are built from the ground up with security in mind… With the Fortinet solutions, our network speed has been amazing. We used to receive frequent performance-related complaints from end-users, but we have heard zero complaints since we deployed the Fortinet networking solutions.' Ed O'Kelley, Vice President of IT, Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee 'FortiAPs have better availability than their competitors and easier, single-pane-of-glass management. We considered an unmanaged AP, but when we realized how tightly FortiAP integrates with the Fortinet Security Fabric, the decision was a nobrainer. We expect the FortiSwitches and FortiAPs to work together to paint a very complete security picture for our team.'
Techday NZ
4 days ago
- Business
- Techday NZ
Fortinet named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for LAN
Fortinet has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure for the second consecutive year. The company's wired and wireless local area network solutions are part of its Fortinet Security Fabric, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that integrates networking and security functions. According to Fortinet, this approach aims to reduce complexity, mitigate threats, lower operational costs, and enhance system performance for its enterprise customers. Gartner recognition Being named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant reflects Fortinet's position in the enterprise LAN infrastructure sector. The company attributes this achievement to the continued strength of its secure LAN edge portfolio, which includes products such as FortiSwitch and FortiAP, all managed through FortiOS, Fortinet's unified operating system. "Unlike traditional networking solutions that bolt security on after the fact, the Fortinet wired and wireless LAN portfolio was developed from the ground up with built-in AI-powered security and AI-assisted network operations. This convergence enables customers to simplify operations, improve performance, and extend security from IT into OT environments. We believe this is what continues to set Fortinet apart and make us a leader in this market, said Nirav Shah, Senior Vice President of Products and Solutions, Fortinet." Securing the LAN edge The Fortinet Secure LAN Edge portfolio is designed to meet evolving enterprise requirements. The company points to several features in its platform, such as built-in security at the LAN edge, intuitive architecture, integrated security features, and AI-assisted network management via FortiAI. Fortinet also states that its simplified licensing model removes the complexity of managing various add-on subscriptions. In terms of operational efficiency, the company emphasises the convergence of IT and operational technology management through a unified system. Fortinet suggests that a single-platform approach can help organisations facing cybersecurity skills shortages and staffing constraints, minimise misconfiguration risks, and provide AI-driven insights across LAN deployments. The solutions are intended to offer enterprise-grade flexibility at a reduced cost and complexity, while maintaining operational simplicity. All these functions are integrated within FortiOS, powering the Security Fabric across Fortinet's wired and wireless solutions and related security applications. Customer feedback Fortinet has also been listed as a Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure. This marks the seventh consecutive time the company has received this recognition. Ed O'Kelley, Vice President of IT at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, commented on their experience: "One of the big reasons we chose Fortinet is that their networking tools are built from the ground up with security in mind... With the Fortinet solutions, our network speed has been amazing. We used to receive frequent performance-related complaints from end-users, but we have heard zero complaints since we deployed the Fortinet networking solutions." Scott Scherer, Chief Information Officer at Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems, also shared feedback: "FortiAPs have better availability than their competitors and easier, single-pane-of-glass management. We considered an unmanaged AP, but when we realised how tightly FortiAP integrates with the Fortinet Security Fabric, the decision was a nobrainer. We expect the FortiSwitches and FortiAPs to work together to paint a very complete security picture for our team." Wider industry context The Gartner Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors in enterprise wireless and wired LAN infrastructure on several criteria, including ability to execute on current offerings and completeness of vision for future market needs. Fortinet's position as a Leader in this quadrant suggests strong performance across these aspects, as assessed by Gartner's analysts. The company has indicated its integrated platform strategy and alignment with user requirements as reasons for continued recognition within the sector. Follow us on: Share on:
