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Fortinet Expands FortiGate G Series with 1200G and FortiSASE Outpost to Advance Firewall and SASE Convergence

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  • Fortinet announced the FortiGate 1200G series, the newest addition to the FortiGate G series featuring FortiSASE Outpost capability to deliver cloud security in customer-controlled environments.
  • The solution combines high-performance threat protection, modern connectivity, hardware-rooted platform security, and cloud-delivered capabilities to support hybrid on-premises, edge, and cloud deployments.
  • Powered by the latest FortiASIC architecture, the FortiGate 1200G delivers predictable low-latency protection for AI-driven traffic & encrypted data without performance bottlenecks.
  • The series offers flexible 10G, 25G, & 100G connectivity to modernize infrastructures while providing headroom for future AI-driven growth.
  • Key benefits include predictable inspection of encrypted & AI traffic, hardware-rooted protections for platform integrity, & reduced operational complexity via consolidated networking & security management.
  • When configured as a FortiSASE Outpost, the FortiGate 1200G operates as a high-performance local SASE point of presence (POP) to process latency-critical or data-sensitive traffic locally.
  • This architecture allows organizations to route traffic through cloud POPs, local on-site POPs, or both while maintaining consistent zero-trust policies & centralized management.
  • Benchmark data indicates the FortiGate 1200G achieves a Firewall Throughput of 397.0 Gbps, which is 4.5x higher than the competitor average, & an IPSec VPN Throughput of 102.0 Gbps, which is 2.8x higher than the competitor average.
  • Energy efficiency metrics show the FortiGate 1200G consumes 1.9 Watts/Gbps for Firewall Throughput, representing a 5.6x improvement over the competitor average.
  • Analysts from IDC & LoneStar Advisory & Research highlight the convergence of firewall & SASE as critical for meeting dynamic AI-accelerated network architectures & avoiding technical debt.
  • The FortiGate 1200G is expected to be available in Q3 2026.