Logicalis Australia Obtains Expert Level in Fortinet’s Engage Partner Program

Australia, Oct 7, 2024

Logicalis Australia, a leading provider of global IT solutions and managed services, today announced that it has become an Expert-level partner within Fortinet’s Engage Partner Program. This achievement demonstrates Logicalis Australia’s continued efforts in maximizing the Fortinet Security Fabric’s product and services portfolio, as well as obtaining certifications for employees as Fortinet experts to act as trusted advisors for customers.

Lisa Fortey, National Sales Director, Logicalis Australia, said, “Logicalis Australia is thrilled to achieve Expert level in the Fortinet Engage Partner Program. This recognition is the culmination of more than five years of effort from the Logicalis Australia team. It follows the business’s expanded internet, intelligent connectivity, and global lifecycle service offerings, and its increased commitment to providing comprehensive, end-to-end security solutions for Australian businesses. Achieving Expert level as a Fortinet Engage Partner is a crucial step towards success.”

John Griffin, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Logicalis Australia, said, “Logicalis Australia first joined the Fortinet Engage Partner Program in 2010 and achieved Advanced level in 2021. The company’s certification journey has included significant investments in training, with a team of 19 highly skilled professionals who hold 25 Fortinet certifications and expanding its sales portfolio to include Logicalis Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Logicalis Next Generation Firewall, and Enterprise Networking utilizing Co-Management with FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager.

“Achieving Expert level in the Fortinet Engage Partner Program reinforces the company’s position as a cybersecurity leader that delivers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions that address the unique security challenges that modern businesses face, from the public sector through to healthcare and the enterprise space. Its security solutions are also underpinned by FortiSASE for secure internet access and secure private access, reflecting Logicalis Australia’s proficiency in implementing and managing complex cybersecurity solutions.”

As an Expert-level partner, the highest-level partner in the Fortinet Engage Partner Program, Fortinet recognizes Logicalis Australia as a key partner with a broad range of cybersecurity expertise and the ability to best meet customer needs with Fortinet’s industry-leading solutions.

John Milionis, Channel Sales Director, Fortinet, said, “Logicalis Australia has demonstrated consistent growth and expertise in deploying Fortinet solutions over the past five years. This achievement is a testament to the company’s dedication to enhancing its cybersecurity capabilities and expanding its range of services. Logicalis continues to exceed its customers’ evolving needs with a robust portfolio that includes next-generation firewalls, software defined wide area network (SD-WAN), secure access service edge (SASE), and advanced networking solutions, all powered by Fortinet.”

A Program Focused on Enabling Opportunities for Partners

Fortinet is committed to helping partners meet new and evolving customer challenges created by work-from-anywhere models, hybrid IT environments, and the evolving threat landscape through Fortinet’s Engage Partner Program and enablement tools for partners. The program is focused on enabling growth opportunities that are unique with Fortinet’s expansive portfolio built around the Fortinet Security Fabric, designed to secure customers’ entire infrastructure from the data center to the cloud.

In addition, Fortinet is committed to helping partners grow productive, predictable, and rewarding relationships to differentiate from competitors. The Fortinet Engage Partner program helps partners acquire the industry knowledge they need to increase business opportunities, deliver digital acceleration for customers with customizable programs, and accelerate partner growth.

About Logicalis:

We are Architects of Change™. We help organisations succeed in a digital-first world. At Logicalis, we harness our collective technology expertise to help our clients build a blueprint for success, so they can deliver sustainable outcomes that matter.

Our lifecycle services across cloud, connectivity, collaboration, and security are designed to help optimise operations, reduce risk, and empower employees.

As a global technology service provider, we deliver next-generation digital managed services, to provide our clients with real-time visibility and actionable insights across the performance of their digital ecosystem including; reliability, user experience, security, economic performance, and sustainability.

Our 7000+ ‘Architects of Change’ are based in 30 territories around the globe, helping our 10,000+ clients across a range of industry sectors, create sustainable outcomes through technology.

Logicalis has annualised revenues of $1.8 billion, from operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa. It is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with revenues of over $5.5 billion.

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