Create FortiGate Security Appliance 10Gbps
- IBM
- Date of last update: 01/07/2021
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Summary
The FortiGate Security Appliance (FSA) 10 Gbps is a single tenant (dedicated), self-managed, high throughput (10 Gbps) hardware firewall. It includes next generation features, such as AntiVirus (AV), Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), and Web filtering.
This firewall can be configured to protect traffic on multiple VLANs for both public and private networks. In the Customer Portal, it is referred to as a “Multi VLAN Firewall”.
As the demand for high-speed, in-cloud networks for enterprise grows, so does the customer need for securing workload and network. Big data, SAN, compute intensive servers, and highly scalable applications are pushing the bandwidth and network speed requirements for workloads in the cloud. IBM recognizes that security solutions must evolve with the new demands in order to offer efficient protection. IBM’s new high-end high-throughput firewall offering is perfect for large businesses and enterprises who need a reliable and powerful way to manage and control high-speed network traffic in the cloud.
Except for IBM, no other cloud service provider currently offers hardware firewalls for robust perimeter security in the cloud. FortiGate Security Appliance 10 Gbps lets you grow you workload and networks in IBM Cloud.
Overview of features
Features of the FortiGate Security Appliance 10 Gbps include:- High throughput (up to 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps Aggregated)
- Public and private network connectivity
- Ability to associate multiple VLANs to a single firewall device
- NGFW add-ons (Intrusion Prevention and Application Control)
- Antivirus
- Web filtering