Vendor Sheet
Simplifying Security for Any App at Any Scale on Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud Deployments
Fortinet and Nutanix provide integrated security for virtualized applications across hybrid and multicloud environments. FortiGate-VM runs on Nutanix AHV to inspect north-south and east-west traffic, prevent malware, ransomware, command-and-control activity, and zero-day threats, and apply Layer 7 security controls. Nutanix Flow supplies VM-level microsegmentation, application segmentation, traffic visualization, and policy-based service insertion. Organizations can use Layer 3 routed mode, where FortiGate-VM acts as a gateway, or Layer 2 virtual-wire mode, which transparently redirects selected traffic through firewalls on AHV hosts. Nutanix Calm supports cluster-wide deployment of service chains, while FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer centralize policies and analytics. This design improves
