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INDUSTRY WATCH
du selects Fortinet to
offer cloud managed
security services to its
enterprise customers
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remotely managed network security from
any location, via the cloud. It also allows
these capabilities to be extended to du’s
customers, allowing them a single pane
of glass management to check their
own network security status and modify
firewall policies through a complete
customer-centric interface. In addition,
Fortinet’s FortiAnalyzer centralised network
security logging and reporting as well
as FortiManager centralised security
management solutions are deployed to
provide complete management and reports
to du customers.
ortinet, a global leader
in broad, integrated and
automated cybersecurity
solutions, has announced that UAE-
based telecommunications service
provider du, from Emirates Integrated
Telecommunications Company (EITC), has
selected Fortinet Security Fabric solutions
as the foundation of its Cloud Unified
Threat Management (UTM) managed
security services.
Designed for Enterprise broadband premium
and professional customers, as well as
small and medium organisations. Fortinet’s
FortiPortal serves as the enterprise’s single-
pane of glass management, providing
security visibility and control of the
enterprise customer’s Internet traffic.
While organisations embrace cloud services
as a key part of their digital transformation
strategies, du was the UAE telco pioneer to
offer multi-cloud services to its enterprise
customers including Infrastructure as a
Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS)
and Software as a Service (SaaS).
As part of its strategy for new value-added
services to its enterprise and professional
customers, du was looking to deliver a
cloud-based clean pipeline service, providing
both granular security services coupled with
customer’s single point of management for
self-service and visibility.
Other key selection criteria included the
capabilities of security infrastructure to
support a rich set of security services and
capabilities, such as web content filtering,
virus protection, intrusion prevention,
application control, data loss prevention and
remote VPN access.
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Alain Penel, Regional Vice President –
Middle East at Fortinet
“For our clean pipe Internet offering we
vetted several vendors and Fortinet met
our stringent evaluation criteria which was
based on the availability of a dedicated
customer portal, security features, reporting
capabilities, connectivity options and
protocols available, as well as providing the
best price-performance solution,” said Farid
Faraidooni, Deputy CEO, ICT Solutions, EITC.
“The business benefits post-implementation
have been significant. The service is enabling
enterprise customers to provide better
protection and mitigation from cyberthreats
such as viruses, botnets and advanced
persistent threats. It has helped customers
reduce their CAPEX by eliminating the cost of
deploying and running on-premise hardware
as well as hiring additional resources.”
Fortinet’s FortiPortal provides du with
everything required to fully manage
the FortiGate enterprise firewalls from a
centralised management console with
Customers are also benefiting from high
quality service from du, encompassing
fast deployment and configuration, 24x7
monitoring, software scalability and expert
support, and a subscription based billing with
minimal upfront cost.
“This alliance with du has reaffirmed
Fortinet’s position as a trusted partner for
communication service providers globally,”
said Alain Penel, Regional Vice President –
Middle East at Fortinet. “Fortinet’s unique
Security Fabric architecture empowers
MSSPs to provide end-to-end security that
maps to customers’ varying environments
and security requirements. This approach
has helped du achieve competitive
differentiation through unique, secure cloud-
based services, while reducing operational
costs and complexity.”
du has a managed security operation
centre (24x7) with Fortinet trained and
certified in-house resources responsible
for the management of the solution for its
customers including service provisioning,
services assurances, security management
and security monitoring . n
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