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Overview

Delivering enterprise security with FortiGate network firewall

Fortinet’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall (HMF) solution is purpose-built to secure data centers that host business-critical applications and data that can’t move to the cloud. Powered by FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), it delivers dynamic segmentation, full visibility, and AI/ML-driven FortiGuard threat protection—all from a unified platform. Fortinet HMF helps you scale securely and stay agile—without compromise.

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  • Integrated ZTNA and SD-WAN
    Fortinet is the only HMF vendor that integrates zero-trust network access (ZTNA) and SD-WAN directly into the firewall. This allows you to converge access control, threat protection, and segmentation policies in a single enforcement point—without needing separate products.

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  • Scalable segmentation
    Fortinet delivers scalable internal segmentation through VXLAN support with hardware acceleration. This enables efficient microsegmentation of east-west traffic at cloud scale—without relying on complex, third-party overlay solutions.

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  • Scale across data center interconnect
    Fortinet is the only HMF vendor offering 400 GE interfaces in data center firewalls, a necessity for extreme bandwidth and AI workloads. These interfaces allow hyperscale security within, at the edge, and across data centers. They connect and replicate data securely, with support for ultra-fast elephant flows, to safely enable disaster recovery sites and accelerate time to market for advanced research.

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Use cases

Address data center firewall challenges

protect internal communications in data center applications

Protect internal communications in data center applications

Fortinet data center firewalls secure east-west traffic by inspecting lateral communications between applications and servers, preventing unauthorized access and containing threats. This limits the blast radius of breaches and strengthens internal application security.

Defend against sophisticated AI attacks

Defend against sophisticated AI attacks

Fortinet data center firewalls use AI-driven threat detection and inline prevention to identify and stop advanced attacks in real time. Integrated security services block malicious behaviors and zero-day threats before they can move laterally or access critical data.

addressing the hybrid it environment

Address the hybrid IT environment

Fortinet data center firewalls deliver consistent security across hybrid IT environments, enforcing unified policies from on-prem to cloud. Integrated controls reduce complexity, ensure compliance, and protect data and applications wherever they reside.

Fortinet Solution

Advanced data center firewall solutions

Protect your entire network with our comprehensive data center firewall solutions that provide essential segmentation and hyperscale protection. We also offer robust cloud and virtual firewalls for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud. All firewalls are unified by a single platform and centralized management, providing consistent policies and complete visibility. Advanced security analytics and AI-powered threat protection help keep your business secure and resilient.

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Models & Specs

Data Center Firewall

Fortinet AI Data Center Firewalls are purpose-built high-performance security platforms designed to protect the unique demands of AI-driven infrastructure. Powered by Fortinet’s custom ASIC technology, they deliver ultra-low latency and hyperscale throughput while consuming less power—helping organizations address both performance and sustainability challenges in AI data centers

 

  
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FortiGate 3700F  75 Gbps download   
FortiGate 3500F  63 Gbps download  video 
FortiGate 3200F  45 Gbps download   
FortiGate 3000F  33 Gbps download   
FortiGate 1000F  13 Gbps download   

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2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
Gartner Magic Quadrant Hybrid Mesh Firewall report
Fortinet Recognized as a Leader in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
Fortinet has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Hybrid Mesh Firewall. We believe this reflects what security teams value most: performance, simplicity, and control. Our single-platform approach, unified policy, and built-in AI provide consistent protection across your entire hybrid environment to simplify and enhance your security posture.
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Top 5 Advantages of the Fortinet Secure AI Data Center Solution
Top 5 Advantages of the Fortinet Secure AI Data Center Solution »

The Fortinet Secure AI Data Center solution includes a rich portfolio of FortiGate NGFWs with integrated FortiAI-enriched protection, management, and analytics in a single platform.

Securing the AI Data Center: Why CIOs and CISOs Must Prepare Now
Securing the AI Data Center: Why CIOs and CISOs Must Prepare Now »

Fortinet’s Secure AI Data Center solution delivers the visibility, performance, and protection required as AI transforms the enterprise data center.

Protecting Hybrid and Hyperscale Data Centers
Protecting Hybrid and Hyperscale Data Centers »

With the right solutions, effective and efficient security for hybrid and hyperscale data centers is well within reach.

Securing the AI Data Center: Why CIOs and CISOs Must Prepare Now
Securing the AI Data Center: Why CIOs and CISOs Must Prepare Now »

Fortinet’s Secure AI Data Center solution delivers the visibility, performance, and protection required as AI transforms the enterprise data center.

Building Tomorrow’s Data Center: Your Journey Starts Now
Building Tomorrow’s Data Center: Your Journey Starts Now »

The distributed nature of modern networks, coupled with the rising sophistication of cybercrime, demands a holistic, integrated, and proactive security strategy.

Use Artificial Intelligence to Combat Cyberthreats
Use Artificial Intelligence to Combat Cyberthreats »

When it comes to a future full of bad actors using AI-based tactics, it’s critical for security and IT leaders and their teams to evolve their security strategies to address these sophisticated new AI-powered threats.

Fortinet High-Performance Security for AI-Driven Data Centers
Fortinet High-Performance Security for AI-Driven Data Centers »

Fortinet’s AI Data Center Firewall Solution addresses threats targeting AI and LLM systems with ASIC accelerated inspection, LLM-aware threat protection, and unified governance across every layer of the AI stack.

Protecting Hyperscale Data Centers from Ransomware and Volumetric DDoS Attacks
Protecting Hyperscale Data Centers from Ransomware and Volumetric DDoS Attacks »

Enterprises are adopting hybrid IT, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and 5G to improve operational agility. These tools help them build composable and scalable architectures that interconnect distributed branches, campuses, on-premises data centers, and multi-clouds into a unified network. And yet, amid this change, the enterprise on-premises data center remains an essential component of most networks. Its role is vital because it protects applications, data, and workloads that can’t be moved to the cloud but still need to be consumed by employees, customers, and partners.

Top 5 Advantages of the Fortinet Secure AI Data Center Solution
Top 5 Advantages of the Fortinet Secure AI Data Center Solution »

The Fortinet Secure AI Data Center solution includes a rich portfolio of FortiGate NGFWs with integrated FortiAI-enriched protection, management, and analytics in a single platform.

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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall, By Rajpreet Kaur, Adam Hils, Charanpal Bhogal, Esraa ElTahawy, Feng Gao, Tiffany Taylor, 25 August 2025

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