Fortinet : The Network is Transforming and So Should Visibility and Control

The network has changed more in the last few years than in the 40 years before it. Much of this transformation is due to fundamental shifts in the enterprise's focus on application use, the value of user experience, and prioritizing outcomes over speeds and feeds. This includes things like the adoption of multi-cloud networks, the growing reliance on SaaS applications, the transition to a large remote workforce and the collaboration tools needed to support them, the rapid adoption and acceptance of IoT and personal devices on the network, and digital savvy consumers who demand performance and personalization.

According to IDC, over 90% of large enterprises now have a hybrid, multi-cloud solution in place that includes a combination of on-prem, private cloud, and public cloud environments, with organizations now using an average of 2.2 public clouds and 2.2 private clouds. But that's just the start. IDC also predicts that by 2023 over 50% of new IT infrastructure deployment will be at the Edge, creating a whole new network environment that will need to be managed and secured. And according to Gartner, at least 60%+ of enterprises will have an explicit strategy and timeline for SASE adoption in place by 2025 that will encompass user, branch, and edge access, up from just 10% in 2020.

To help address end-to-end availability and performance concerns in the new enterprise networks, NetOps must also transform. Network operators must invest in analytics and automation, improve integration with DevOps, and bolster their coordination with security to better support their digital business. NetOps 2.0 goes beyond traditional network operations management to incorporate core DevOps values like network agility, network automation, and network orchestration. In the most recent NetOps 2.0 report from Gartner, the use of NetOps 2.0 principles will grow by 40% between now and 2023, helping organizations reduce application delivery times by 25%. Today, Fortinet introduced two new offerings to accelerate AIOps Network Operations: FortiMonitor and FortiAIOps

Fortinet's AIOps Network Operations Solutions: FortiMonitor and FortiAIOps