The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods HN802: Unifying Networking and Security with Fortinet SASE: Architecture, Reality, and Lessons Learned (Sponsored)
Oct 24, 2025
Nirav Shah, Senior VP of Products at Fortinet, and Ramnath Shanai, Director of Products for SASE, dive deep into Fortinet's innovative SASE architecture. They discuss how FortiOS supports a unified security and networking approach. Insights include advanced threat detection powered by AI and human analysts, flexible deployment options, and unique features like agentless accessibility and selective SSL decryption. The duo also highlights the importance of performance in cloud and on-prem solutions, addressing how their technology adapts to modern security demands.
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Homegrown Convergence Beats Bolt-On Stacks
- Fortinet built SASE organically by converging networking and security in FortiOS rather than assembling acquisitions.
- This unified architecture aims to deliver consistent security efficacy across on-prem and cloud deployments.
Telemetry-Driven Threat Intelligence
- Fortinet calls SASE "intelligent" because it uses FortiGuard telemetry and ML to detect threats from 500 million sensors.
- Machine learning and human threat researchers combine to surface both known and unknown attacks.
Verify POPs, SLAs, And Latency Guarantees
- Ask vendors about POP footprint, latency SLAs, and whether POPs run the same OS as your on-prem devices.
- Choose POP locations based on user geography to minimize latency to SSE inspection points.