Fortinet expands Virtual Security Ecosystem

Fortinet has announced expansion of its virtual security ecosystem that now supports Microsoft’s Windows Server Hyper-V as well as the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization infrastructure. Designed for data centers, MSSPs, Cloud service providers and enterprises building out private Cloud infrastructures, Fortinet’s virtual security ecosystem delivers security services between virtual machine instances.

By adding support for Windows Server Hyper-V and KVM on top of its existing support for VMware, Citrix XenServer and Open Source Xen virtualization technologies, Fortinet now delivers the industry’s most comprehensive range of security solutions for virtualized infrastructures.

John Maddison, VP  Marketing, Fortinet, said, As more companies build out public and private cloud infrastructures, all too often the selection of which virtualization platform to use is made independent of a security solution. That is why the addition of our support for Windows Server Hyper-V and KVM virtualization technologies is so significant. Now, customers can rest assured that their virtualization platform of choice  regardless of vendor  can be secured by Fortinet’s virtual security ecosystem that supports the industry’s broadest range of hypervisors.

Fortinet’s virtual security ecosystem delivers VMware and Windows Server Hyper V support for its FortiGate VM, FortiAnalyzer VM and FortiManager  VM virtual appliances and adds KVM support for its FortiGate VM virtual appliance.