Business Impact
Challenges
- Integrating new well sites into IT/OT systems at scale
- Embedding new assets into the technology infrastructure quickly and at the right TCO
- Increasing cybersecurity controls in the transition to a cloud-first model
Solution
- Leverage cloud-based security controls and management systems with FortiGate VMs and FortiGate Cloud
- Build a zero-trust architecture with software-defined segmentation
- Deploy FortiSwitch and FortiAP switching and wireless connectivity for converged IT-OT network
Results
- Greatly improved security, due to increased visibility and ability to isolate any prospective incidents
- Dramatic cost savings, as FortiGate VMs and LTE modems displace MPLS connections, physical firewalls, VPN hardware, and more
- Cloud/network team can easily manage IT and OT environment across thousands of sites through a single pane of glass
Overview
Diversified Energy (DEC) is an independent natural gas producer operating in Appalachia, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. The company is partnering with Fortinet to realize a cloud-first digital transformation that will enable it to scale its systems more easily and better integrate IT, OT, and security infrastructure.
Through its partnership with Fortinet, DEC is delivering on its digital transformation with an IT strategy that fortifies the company’s security, drives operational resilience, and creates a data-driven culture.
“The Microsoft Azure cloud, Fortinet, and our LTE connectivity integration has allowed us to scale up quickly. Fortinet plays a significant role in our overall cloud and security strategy.”- David Myers, EVP & CIO, Diversified Energy