Expanding on their partnership, e& UAE will launch a managed, secure, SD-WAN service powered by Fortinet. This highlights both companies’ commitment to delivering secure networking solutions that enable digital transformation.
e& UAE will enhance its Managed Firewall service with the addition of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, bringing a host of benefits to organizations of all sizes in key sectors across the region, including improved operational efficiencies, enhanced security measures, and a scalable network infrastructure.
SD-WAN allows organizations of all sizes to improve application and user experience while enabling the flexibility and cost benefits of a hybrid network. Expounding on this, Alain Penel, Vice President, Middle East, Turkey & CIS at Fortinet, commented, “Fortinet Secure SD-WAN improves network performance, reliability and security, facilitating smoother communication and collaboration among businesses, government agencies, and individuals. By enabling businesses to operate more efficiently and access cloud-based services seamlessly, the partnership with e& UAE will not only contribute to increased productivity, innovation, and competitiveness at the organizational level, but also on a wider socio-economic level, helping to drive economic growth in the region. Furthermore, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN has set Etisalat up with a strong foundation to seamlessly move from Managed SD-WAN to SASE and SD-Branch in the future.”
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Hamad Mohamed Almarzooqi, Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Operations, e& UAE, stated, “Our strategic alignment with Fortinet supports our goal of providing the UAE market with access to leading SD-WAN solutions. These joint efforts will elevate the networking capabilities available to our customers, and reinforce our commitment to service and support excellence. Recognizing the critical role of SD-WAN in enterprise advancement, our value propositions are carefully designed to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Our mission goes beyond the delivery of technology; we are committed to the effective deployment and management of SD-WAN infrastructure and we draw on the industry's most advanced expertise to fulfil this ambition.”
A Fortinet partner since 2015, e& UAE is delivering top-tier security solutions to the UAE market across diverse sectors such as government, healthcare, education, and oil and gas. In 2023, e& UAE was named a ‘Secure Connectivity Partner of the Year’ by Fortinet.
Managed security service provider (MSSP) partners can build new services on Fortinet products that offer the flexibility to accommodate different architectural requirements specific to MSSP environments including multitenancy, custom portals, comprehensive automation and orchestration support, centralized management and analytics, custom reporting, and bulk deployment capabilities.
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