Fortinet has announced a significant expansion of its global cloud infrastructure, FortiCloud. The company has introduced several new services to enhance identity management, secure file storage, and communications. These new offerings are FortiIdentity, and two new beta services, FortiDrive and FortiConnect. Each service is integrated into the Fortinet Security Fabric, providing organizations with security-native alternatives to traditional point products.
Michael Xie, Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer at Fortinet, commented on the expansion, saying, “FortiIdentity, FortiDrive, and FortiConnect, are key milestones in our vision to build a unified global cloud network that brings enterprise-grade security directly into the way teams manage access, store, share, and communicate.” These new services extend the power of the Fortinet Security Fabric into everyday productivity and access control, reinforcing our strategy to simplify security operations, reduce vendor sprawl, and empower hybrid work at scale.”
The expanded FortiCloud service portfolio now includes three new security-native services designed for the modern hybrid workforce:
- FortiIdentity: This is a cloud-native identity and access management (IAM) solution that provides features like single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), FIDO2 passkeys, and identity federation across Fortinet and third-party applications. FortiIdentity also includes FortiPAM-as-a-Service as a module, which provides continuous zero-trust network access (ZTNA) checks for protecting privileged access.
- FortiDrive: This service is a secure file storage and collaboration solution that protects sensitive data. It includes advanced encryption, granular access controls, real-time collaboration, and built-in version history. FortiDrive also has site management and policy-based compliance enforcement features.
- FortiConnect: A unified communication platform that works with FortiDrive, enabling secure calling, messaging, meetings, and file sharing. This platform is supported by FortiGuard Labs’ AI-powered threat intelligence to protect communications from cyberthreats.
Fortinet’s announcement is supported by its ongoing investment in its global hybrid-cloud infrastructure, which includes company-owned data centers in locations such as Atlanta, Chicago, and Frankfurt. These facilities are designed to deliver low-latency services and support regional demand. The company also utilizes over 160 points of presence (POPs) through partnerships with providers like Google Cloud and AWS to ensure secure, high-performance delivery of edge services. This infrastructure also helps organizations meet data sovereignty requirements by allowing them to keep data local.
