Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

WWT and Fortinet deliver industry-leading secure SD-WAN solutions

Fortinet FortiGate delivers fast, scalable and flexible Secure SD-WAN for cloud-first, security-sensitive and global enterprises. WWT is leading the way in the convergence of security and networking through large-scale FortiGate NGFW deployments, many of which leverage the advanced Secure SD-WAN features available in FortiOS.

Fortinet's Security-Driven Networking approach consolidates SD-WAN, next-generation firewall (NGFW) and advanced routing to:

Deliver superior quality of experience at any scale.
Accelerate network and security convergence, and simplify WAN architecture.
Orchestrate consistent network and security policies.
Achieve operational efficiencies through automation, deep analytics and self-healing.

WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) supports the latest in Fortinet solutions. Within the ATC, you can get hands-on access to Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN.

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Business Outcomes

Improved User Experience

An application-driven approach provides broad application steering with accurate identification, advanced WAN remediation and accelerated cloud on-ramp for optimized network and application performance

Efficient Operations

Simplify operations with centralized orchestration and enhanced analytics for SD-WAN, security and SD-Branch at scale

Accelerated Convergence

The industry's only organically developed, purpose-built, and ASIC-powered SD-WAN enables thin edge (SD-WAN, routing) and WAN Edge (SD-WAN, routing, NGFW) to secure all applications, users and data any where

Natively Integrated Security

A built-in next-generation firewall (NGFW) combines SD-WAN and security capabilities in a unified solution to preserve the security and availability of the network

Connect with our experts

Thomas Schepers

Sr. Practice Mgr

Ryan Makelky

Technical Solutions Architect (SD-WAN and Enterprise Networking)

KC Grun

Solution Manager

Warren Jackson

Technical Solutions Architect

Meghan Horstman

Global Partner Mgr

Contact us about SD-WAN and Fortinet

Fortinet SD-WAN Foundations Lab

The Fortinet SD-WAN Foundations Lab is a capability of the ATC designed to provide an environment to gain hands-on experience with the Fortinet SD-WAN solution. The environment that supports the Fortinet SD-WAN Foundations Lab is completely virtual, removing any hardware dependencies associated with physical infrastructure.

Foundation Lab

Briefing TIC 3.0

SD-WAN Technology Briefing

Software-Defined WAN offers organizations flexible connectivity, facilitates cloud strategies and improves application performance, all in a secure environment. It also can improve operational efficiencies and help control or reduce WAN costs. Approaches to SD-WAN implementation and supported capabilities vary from one OEM to another. This briefing will explore four of the top SD-WAN vendors and highlight the innovative features that set each of their solutions apart, including a live demonstration of our on-demand SD-WAN lab environments and explanation of how to access them.

Oct 25, 2019

1 min read

Workshop TIC 3.0

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Workshop

Jan 12, 2022

2 min read

What's new

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

A True Converged Platform Starts with a Powerful Network Firewall

Building and managing networks is hard. It requires specialized skills and training, especially today, when networks must be designed to automatically adapt to the constant pressures of digital acceleration.

May 12, 2022

6 min read

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

The Need for a Zero Trust Edge Strategy

Today's hybrid workers require access to distributed applications deployed in the datacenter, multi-cloud environments, and SaaS locations.

May 12, 2022

6 min read

Workshop TIC 3.0

Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Workshop

Jan 12, 2022

2 min read

Video Fortinet Fabric Management Center

Simplify Your Network and Security with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN delivers the most robust threat protection in the industry, including Layer 3 through Layer 7 security controls not commonly found in other SD-WAN-plus firewall solutions.

Jan 3, 2022

1:35

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Solving Digital Transformation and Globalization Challenges With SD-WAN

Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) offer next-generation security, agility and performance.

Feb 22, 2021

5 min read

Lab Fortinet Secure Networking

Fortinet SD-WAN Foundations Lab

Foundation Lab

309 launches

Article Fortinet Secure Networking

Putting Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Through the Paces in the ATC

Many know Fortinet as one of the leaders in the security space but not many have looked at them through the lens of SD-WAN. Within the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) we recently took a look at Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN offering and put it through the paces with our Lab Services SD-WAN test plan template. Through our testing, we found that overall Fortinet is a serious contender in the SD-WAN space and should be in the discussions when considering an SD-WAN solution for your environment.

Sep 21, 2020

19 min read

Article ATC

Evaluating SD-WAN with Traffic Jam

We have been helping customers evaluate SD-WAN solutions within the ATC for as long as I can remember (Cisco iWAN anyone?). Within every SD-WAN lab, Traffic Jam has been there whether you knew it or not! You might be asking yourself, "What the heck is Traffic Jam?". Traffic Jam at its core is a linux based router. When used in an SD-WAN lab it is typically acting as the service provider that the SD-WAN solutions connect to for underlay connectivity. Within Traffic Jam, you can impair it's interfaces (hence the name), creating sub-optimal scenarios for the SD-WAN solutions so that you can understand how these SD-WAN solutions react and mitigate issues when they arise.

Jul 30, 2020

3 min read

Page Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Webinar: SD-WAN Features to Consider

Nov 20, 2019

1 min read

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

The Evolution of SD-WAN

SD-WAN is the next generation of WAN networking. Learn what it is, how it has evolved and what needs to be considered for a successful deployment.

Nov 18, 2019

10 min read

Page Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Compare SD-WAN Solutions

Oct 29, 2019

3 min read

Video Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

What's the Real Financial Impact of SD-WAN? A Business Case to Move to SD-WAN

Watch Matt Long, WWT Director of Business Development describe how WWT's tools and experts can help organizations determine how an SD-WAN solution can lead to game-changing business and financial outcomes. This video provides a summary of the benefits organizations can achieve by moving to SD-WAN.

Oct 24, 2019

4:20

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

SD-WAN Segmentation: What Are My Options?

In the spirit of myth busting, we're diving into segmentation using SD-WAN. We'll explore what segmentation is, options available in SD-WAN, and what you should consider when picking a solution that is right for your company.

Oct 18, 2019

6 min read

Case Study ATC

ATC Lab Services Helps Mega-Scale Retailer Test SD-WAN Vendor Solutions

The Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Lab Services Team helped design, build and execute a proof of concept (POC) with a Mega-Scale Retailer that was interested in a global technology refresh of their retail stores and distribution outlets. The ATC Lab Services Team and Retailer evaluated SD-WAN solutions from four vendors against a standard test plan created in conjunction with the Retailer's priority use cases.

Sep 5, 2019

3 min read

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

SD-WAN Solutions – 3 Myths Busted

Whether we're talking router replacement, vendor selection or seamless migration, it's time to get the SD-WAN facts straight.

Jul 18, 2019

9 min read

Article Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

SD-WAN - Rethinking Enterprise Architectures

With SD-WAN capabilities now mainstream, organizations can begin to build more scalable WAN architectures that enable cloud, security, virtualization and automation.

Oct 5, 2018

9 min read