Solution providers understand the critical importance of cybersecurity and solid networking technology in delivering solutions that drive reliability and protection for their clients.
Your reputation and your client’s business depend on it. Fortinet's FortiOS 7.6 offers a consolidated platform that can significantly enhance the business of solution providers. FortiOS 7.6 is not just a software update it is a competitive advantage that offers some clear benefits to solution providers.
FortiOS 7.6 helps solution providers with:
- Enhanced Customer Retention ("Stickiness"): By providing a unified platform that is supported by a broad ecosystem of solutions, FortiOS 7.6 fosters long-term customer relationships and recurring revenue streams.
- Streamlined Operations: FortiOS 7.6’s consolidated approach simplifies operations by reducing the complexity and time spent managing multiple vendors, allowing partners to focus on delivering value to their clients.
- Flexibility to Expand: FortiOS 7.6 makes it easy to expand service offerings as customer needs grow, helping partners adapt to evolving threats and challenges.
- Increased Profitability: FortiOS 7.6 enhances profit margins by lowering operating costs and allowing solution providers to offer premium pricing on comprehensive, integrated solutions.
A consolidated approach eliminates the need to manage multiple systems, ensuring consistent security policies across the network. It simplifies operations, making it easier for IT teams to manage security infrastructure while improving visibility and control across all segments.
FortiOS 7.6 introduces several new capabilities:
- AI-powered automation: In FortiOS 7.6 we have launched FortiAI, which leverages generative AI for threat investigation, remediation, and platform management. This advancement enables organizations to respond to incidents more efficiently and adopt new technologies as needed.
- Addressing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: FortiOS 7.6's integrated SIEM Lite and SOAR Lite capabilities, coupled with automated playbooks, empower security teams to efficiently manage and respond to threats, mitigating the impact of the cybersecurity skills shortage.
- Improving Protection Against Ransomware, Malware, and AI-Powered Threats: With integrated EDR capabilities in FortiClient and AI-powered inline capabilities in the NGFW, FortiOS 7.6 provides robust protection against a wide range of cyber threats, including those driven by AI.
- FortiOS 7.6 also includes a centralized management tool and a data lake for Security Operations Center (SOC) analysis, further simplifying the management of hybrid environments and enabling faster, more informed security decisions.
With all of these features in a consolidated offering, FortiOS 7.6 enhances profitability by reducing operational costs and enabling solution providers to offer premium, integrated solutions. With Fortinet’s overall portfolio, solution providers can create customized bundles that cater specifically to client needs, increasing both customer satisfaction and the provider's bottom line.
By embracing FortiOS 7.6, solution providers can strengthen client relationships, improve operational efficiency, and drive profitability—all while positioning themselves as leaders in the cybersecurity landscape.