Intelligent Data Centres Issue 08 | Page 70

Aruba to showcase its ‘Experience Edge Platform’ for the Digital Era at GITEX A ruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, will demonstrate its Aruba Experience Edge Platform – that intuitively assimilates existing cloud, mobile and IoT data into a simple, single system to transform customer experiences at the Edge – at GITEX. Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head – Middle East and Saudi at Aruba, said: “Aruba’s Edge platform is designed to provide simple, secure and smart networking, to support integrated experiences without compromising simplicity for end users. Aruba will be exhibiting at stand number H7–A1 in Hall 7 alongside Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “Smart workplaces, schools, stores, hotels, hospitals and factories can all deliver amazing experiences through this platform. GITEX, with its position as the Middle East’s largest tech exhibition and networking platform, is the perfect venue for us to showcase our technology innovations and drive key discussions with customers and partners.” Aruba’s Edge platform powers the digital enterprise. Category leaders can take advantage of the experience and digital era and deliver smart experiences by blending mobile, cloud and IoT. Trade visitors to the Aruba stand at GITEX can also take advantage of Aruba’s Networking Product Wizard which provides an optimised network design in Jacob Chacko, Regional Business Head – Middle East and Saudi at Aruba under two minutes. With a few clicks, it will recommend the right switches, access points and network management solution, right-sized for a particular business, based on the number of users, location, network use and performance needs. Fortinet to showcase solutions to protect organisations’ entire Digital Attack Surface F ortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, will highlight the importance of securing Edge networks and showcase its Secure SD-WAN, SD-Branch, OT and cloud security solutions at GITEX 2019. “The network perimeter is being replaced with new Edge networks. As data moves between multi-cloud, IoT, SD-WAN and next-gen branch offices and mobile devices, the challenge is ensuring security and consistency between these environments,” said Alain Penel, Regional Vice President- Middle East, Fortinet. “At Fortinet will be present in the Enterprise Networking and Security section in the Sheikh Rashid Hall Stand SR–C10. 70 Issue 08 Gitex we will further emphasise how the Fortinet Security Fabric delivers broad, integrated and automated protection across an organisation’s entire digital attack surface from IoT to the Edge, network core and multi-clouds.” Fortinet will hold live demo sessions, where visitors can also hear from its product experts about how Fortinet solutions protect the entire end-to-end infrastructure without compromising network performance. Fortinet’s key solutions at the show include: • • Secure SD-WAN: Best-of-breed next- generation firewall (NGFW) security, SD-WAN, advanced routing and WAN optimisation capabilities, delivering a security-driven networking WAN Edge transformation in a unified offering. Alain Penel, Regional VP at Fortinet • • Security solutions for ICS and SCADA: Application- and user- identity awareness, content security with integrated intrusion prevention, antivirus, web filtering, SSL encryption/ decryption and advanced threat protection and remeditation. • • Multi-cloud security: Necessary visibility and control across cloud infrastructures, enabling secure applications and connectivity from data centre to cloud. www.intelligentdatacentres.com