Fortinet Partners with Google to Support Launch of New Cloud Region in Saudi Arabia

The new cloud region will bring high-performance, low-latency services and solutions to organisations across the Middle East

Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, has

announced its partnership with Google Cloud in support of Google’s new regional cloud launch in

Saudi Arabia. The cloud region brings high-performance, low-latency services and solutions to

organisations across the Middle East.

Fortinet has been a partner with Google Cloud since 2017, using a winning combination of Google

Cloud technologies with Fortinet’s industry-leading Security Fabric offerings to provide customers with

modern approaches to cloud security. With the new cloud region, Fortinet will be able to further

support its customers in the Middle East and improve their cybersecurity resiliency.

“Through the partnership with Google in Saudi Arabia, our joint customers have started to secure

their workloads on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Fortinet solutions. Given Fortinet’s strong

presence in the Kingdom and the relevance of our solutions on GCP, we are expecting a large

proportion of these joint customers to adopt Fortinet security in their migrations to GCP. With the vast

number of deployments being hybrid, these customers are able to extend the security perimeter and

enforce consistent security policies across their GCP and IT environments to secure their applications

no matter where they are deployed.”

“Fortinet continues to see strong momentum in the Saudi market and has an ongoing commitment to

supporting not only local customers and partners but also the Government’s Vision 2030 initiative,

which aims to propel the nation into becoming a global leader in technology and innovation. Through

this latest partnership, Fortinet will support these aims by giving our Saudi customers the ability to

maintain a competitive edge in an era of digital innovation.”

As a 2023 Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award winner for Security, Fortinet has been

recognized by Google Cloud for creating industry-leading solutions and strong customer experiences.

This latest launch is one of several collaborations that Fortinet has with Google Cloud worldwide.

Fortinet Cloud Security for Google Cloud is integrated with and works seamlessly with both Google

Cloud’s infrastructure and the FortinetSecurity Fabric. It empowers organisations to achieve their

security and digital transformation goals simultaneously by reducing complexity, streamlining

operations, and increasing threat detection and response capabilities. It delivers a comprehensive

suite of solutions that address a broad range of use cases needed by organisations to achieve secure

application journeys on Google Cloud.