Fortinet Introduces New Security Automation Capabilities on Amazon Web Services, Expands Fortinet Security Fabric Offerings

News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the expansion of its Fortinet Security Fabric offerings and new automation capabilities for AWS to provide streamlined and consistent security management for hybrid infrastructures.  “Fortinet is committed to helping customers make their journey to the cloud even more secure by expanding our offerings on Amazon Web Services and supporting additional cloud security use cases,”saidJohn Maddison, SVP of products and solutions at Fortinet. “To further support resource-constrained teams, today’s announcement is helping our customers automate additional security processes and more seamlessly integrate into their application life … Continue reading Fortinet Introduces New Security Automation Capabilities on Amazon Web Services, Expands Fortinet Security Fabric Offerings

Cybercriminals and the Holidays

By Alain Penel, Regional Vice President – Middle East, Fortinet For most of the world, the holiday season is just around the corner. And in our increasingly connected world, that involves more online activities, from shopping and entertaining to socializing and planning, than ever before. Retailers are gearing up for the biggest online shopping season of the year. They are updating their web presence, adding additional compute resources, prepping their packaging and delivery systems, and stocking their warehouses with inventory. That’s because in today’s highly competitive digital marketplace, it is imperative that online shoppers quickly find what they are looking for … Continue reading Cybercriminals and the Holidays

Gearing Up for Growth—Critical Success Factors for Middle East Manufacturers

By: Terri Hiskey, Vice President of Product Marketing for Manufacturing at Epicor Software. It’s an exciting time, with manufacturers gearing up for growth, investing in equipment, new manufacturing modalities such as 3D printing, and software to support digital transformation and new collaborative, connected factory floor competencies. Expect cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics to be key areas of technology investment for manufacturers across the region. While these have been topics of conversation and exploration for a while, manufacturers are now moving past the design and concept stage to full-on production execution and deployment of these technologies. Cloud – from … Continue reading Gearing Up for Growth—Critical Success Factors for Middle East Manufacturers

Keys to Fostering an Agile IT Organization

Author: Chris Bedi, CIO, ServiceNow Agility is a big deal. As companies embrace digital transformation, we have stopped defending the old ways of doing business. Instead, we focus on making sure appropriate change occurs. We reorganize people, processes and technology to empower change and drive tangible results. Organizational agility matters now and is part of the business DNA. In IT, we are used to thinking of agility in terms of the development team. Today, it means more. CIOs need to build and present an entire agile IT organization, which requires giving some serious thought to the way the organization works. … Continue reading Keys to Fostering an Agile IT Organization