Fortinet®, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN. This marks the fifth consecutive year the company has received this distinction, underscoring its strong position in the SD-WAN market.
Notably, Fortinet is also the only company to be ranked highest in Ability to Execute for four years in a row in the same report.
The company’s secure SD-WAN solution is recognized for transforming wide area networks (WANs) with a resilient, flexible architecture that can be deployed both on-premises and in the cloud. The platform integrates digital experience monitoring and machine learning capabilities to improve network performance and reliability.
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN delivers a comprehensive feature set, which includes next-gen firewall capabilities, advanced routing, and universal zero-trust network access. By consolidating these functionalities into a single platform, Fortinet simplifies network architecture and boosts operational efficiency across cloud and WAN environments.
Additionally, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN offers seamless integration with FortiSASE, enabling organizations to securely manage hybrid workforces and transition to a unified secure access service edge (SASE) model. A new integration with FortiAI, Fortinet’s generative AI assistant, further enhances network orchestration and management, streamlining operations from Day 0 to Day 2.
The latest updates to Fortinet Secure SD-WAN also focus on performance improvements, including enhanced self-healing features and better support for on-demand full mesh networks, which allow for more autonomous SD-WAN deployments.
Further cementing its leadership, Fortinet has also been recognized as a “Customers’ Choice” in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights™ for SD-WAN for four consecutive years and holds a prestigious “AAA” rating from the MEF Forum.
“We believe this continued recognition validates our approach to securing the edge and driving innovation through integration, performance, and AI,” said a Fortinet spokesperson.
