After appointments of
key new leadership, Fusion Connect, a leading Managed Services Provider,
continues its evolution by announcing the expansion of its advanced network
solutions portfolio. Building on years of designing, deploying and managing
award-winning SD-WAN services, Fusion Connect will offer customers even greater
functionality and simpler overall network designs to meet their growing need
for secure networks by leveraging Fortinet Secure SD-WAN for a new service
offering.
By integrating Fortinet into its product portfolio, Fusion Connect provides
an option for cloud-ready networking capabilities that includes Managed
Security (Firewall, AV/Malware, IDS/IPS and WebFiltering) on a unified platform
that will drive greater application performance for key services like the
Fusion Connect Unified Communications offerings. Consolidating network
functionality and security creates efficiency and an industry leading
cost-effective SD-WAN solution. The solution is robust enough that as customer
bandwidth needs increase there is a smooth path for customer growth long-term,
minus the complex licensing or forklift upgrades of the past.
"Business customers of all sizes - from SMB to Enterprise - and across
all verticals will be able to take advantage of this new offering. We are
excited to expand our capabilities on top of our already comprehensive set of
foundational products and services like broadband, fiber and wireless,"
said Mario DeRiggi, Chief Revenue Officer at Fusion Connect. "The Fortinet
SD-WAN technology complements our other offerings, creating even more choice to
enable tailored networks at compelling price points for our customer needs of
today and tomorrow."
"Fortinet is pleased that Fusion Connect selected our Secure SD-WAN
solution as they continue to expand their managed services offerings,"
said John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO at Fortinet. "Fortinet Secure
SD-WAN delivers self-healing SD-WAN capabilities, advanced routing, and
advanced security in a single solution. This unique approach will enable Fusion
to further differentiate and grow their business."
As businesses today look to do more with fewer resources, technologies like
SD-WAN continue to gain traction as a cost-effective upgrade path from
MPLS-based network solutions yielding greater reliability and performance.
Combining network and security functionality on top of a tailored and unified
set of access services creates a cost-effective solution attractive for any
business customer.