Intelligent Data Centres Issue 13 | Page 10

NEWS Fortinet and Equinix accelerate cloud connectivity with Fortinet Secure SD-WAN ortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has announced it is teaming up with Equinix, a global interconnection and data centre company, to accelerate cloud connectivity with the addition of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN on Equinix’s Network Edge. Enterprise organisations are increasingly turning to SD-WAN to improve user experience, reduce costs and optimise connectivity to multiple cloud platforms from branch and campus locations. Today over 21,000 customers have chosen Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, many of them choosing to deploy directly from the branch to accelerate their cloud adoption and improve application and user experience for business applications. For enterprises that are adopting a cloud-first strategy – moving their workloads exclusively to the cloud – or a hybrid multi-cloud strategy – using multiple public clouds at the same time for faster connectivity from WAN edges – Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is available as a virtual network service via Network Edge on Platform Equinix. F John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO, Fortinet, said: “The majority of our customers use multiple cloud providers, so it’s really important for them to be able to choose where they deploy services. Collaborating with Equinix and offering Fortinet Secure SD-WAN via Network Edge gives our customers additional deployment flexibility, allowing them the option to host services outside of their branch location and accelerate their cloud journey.” John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO, Fortinet 10 Issue 13 Schneider Electric announces new Short-Depth Smart-UPS with Lithium-ion chneider Electric, a leader of Digital Transformation in energy management and automation, has announced the availability of 230V models of its short-depth APC Smart-UPS line interactive UPS Lithium-ion battery technology models for European markets. The new versions make Lithium- ion battery back-up technology an economic solution for Edge Computing applications and other installations inside and outside purpose-designed IT environments. S The new APC Smart-UPS models meet a range of European challenges from space limitations and mixed-use areas for IT systems, to lifecycle requirements for ease of installation, access and maintenance, together with demands for more physically compact and lightweight infrastructure equipment with lower maintenance requirements. Designed to deliver ultra-resilient power protection for IT equipment and network devices, the new APC Smart-UPS line interactive models can deliver increased battery life for lower Total Cost Ownership (TCO). Li-ion technology offers savings of up to 50% when compared with Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) utilising traditional Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries. The new Smart-UPS are offered with a full five-year warranty covering electronics and batteries. “Placing critical applications at the network edge presents IT operators with significant new challenges including management of greater numbers of equipment in locations that aren’t optimised for IT and lack on-site support,” said Rob McKernan, Senior Vice President, Secure Power Division, Europe. “At the same time, power availability continues to play a crucial role and downtime has an immediate impact on business. New APC Smart-UPS with Lithium-ion meets these challenges, providing resilient power protection with cloud-enabled remote management for Edge Computing environments.” www.intelligentdatacentres.com