Fortinet was named a representative vendor in the Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution area in Gartner's Market Guide for Hybrid Firewall Platforms (Gartner Market Guide). Previously, Fortinet was named a Sample Vendor for Hybrid Firewall Platforms in the Gartner 2023 Workload and Network Security Technology Maturity Curve [GF]2122[GF]. Being recognized as a representative vendor in two authoritative guides and reports further validates the uniqueness of Fortinet's solutions, and it is this continuous innovation that has enabled Fortinet to become a true forward-thinking leader in the evolving cybersecurity market.
Hybrid firewalls are designed to address complex network environments
As today's threat landscape continues to worsen, organizations are facing daunting challenges in securing and managing new, massive network architectures that span on-premises, cloud, and remote environments. Expanding new network edges and highly adaptable infrastructure can make it more challenging to configure and maintain a consistent strategy that consolidates the benefits of visibility and control. An ever-expanding attack surface, even a short-lived weak link, can create opportunities for attackers.
In the face of increasingly complex hybrid network environments, organizations are increasingly eager to deploy consistent security policies. To achieve this, many organizations rely on modern hybrid mesh firewalls to centralize the deployment and management of consistent security policies and automate security operations across the entire infrastructure to improve operational efficiency. According to Gartner's Market Guide, "By 2025, more than 50 percent of network firewalls will be deployed based on multiple models from the same vendor, up from less than 10 percent in 2023." ”
Gartner's Market Guide defines a hybrid deployment firewall (HMF) as "a firewall that supports multiple deployment models, including hardware, virtual appliances, cloud native, and as-a-service, and is centralized, unified through a cloud-based management platform." According to Gartner, a network security mesh architecture (CSMA) is "a collaborative ecosystem that integrates security tools and controls to protect the modern distributed enterprise," and a hybrid deployment firewall is an important part of the network security mesh architecture (CSMA).
Fortinet HMF helps users increase efficiency
Fortinet's mission to be digitally secure, anywhere you need it is to deliver Fortinet's hybrid mesh firewall solutions with superior product and technology innovations, combining the benefits of traditional network firewalls with the adaptability and scalability of cloud solutions.
The benefits of Fortinet's hybrid deployment firewall solution align with Gartner's core list capabilities to support diverse deployments, tight integration, centralized unified policy analysis and dynamic adaptation, and CI CD integration, as well as advanced threat prevention solutions that scale across the entire attack surface.
At the same time, this strategic solution simplifies complex network security deployments by implementing a unified defense strategy across multiple environments, enabling organizations to maximize operational efficiency, build strong security, and achieve broad visibility and workflow automation with a unified security strategy.
In addition, Fortinet's hybrid deployment firewall solution not only supports the dynamic needs of modern firewall use cases, but also ensures consistent security policy configuration, centralized management, and control in more complex and adaptable network environments, effectively mitigating the security challenges of today's evolving threat landscape.
What's more, the full-featured Fortinet hybrid deployment firewall solution, based on the unified operating system Fortios, delivers unique components that support seamless interoperability
Centralized, unified management and security analytics based on FortiManager.
Fortigate NGFW device with ASIC acceleration chip.
Cloud-native firewall based on Fortigate CNF.
Fortigate Virtual Firewall.
FWAAS (Firewall-as-a-Service) based on Fortisase
Industry-leading threat intelligence based on FortiGuard AI-driven security services.
Simplify the process of delivering product and service licenses with flexible billing based on FortiFlex and FortiPoints solutions.
For years, Fortinet has been helping users improve operational efficiency with hybrid deployment firewall solutions. Guardian Pharmacy Services, an internationally renowned provider of pharmacy services, recently deployed a Fortinet hybrid deployment firewall solution for its evolving secure network and multi-cloud infrastructure. A smooth transition from on-premises to a hybrid deployment model requires security solutions that support distributed architectures and accommodate the growing number of cloud applications. Thanks to Fortinet's hybrid firewall and unified management based on FortiManager, the company was able to operate efficiently across all 40 branch offices with a two-person IT team.