Windstream Enterprise Debuts Secure Flex Premium with Fortinet for Maximum Enterprise Agility and Digital Acceleration
- Comprehensive suite of advanced technology solutions for large enterprise clients
- Customizable cybersecurity infrastructure powered by Fortinet
- Dedicated single-tenant architecture for enhanced control and customization
- Integration of various security components like SASE, ZTNA, EPP, SD-Branch, and SD-WAN
- Management flexibility with self-manage, co-manage, or fully managed options
- Seamless integration with a white glove experience
- Collaboration between Windstream Enterprise and Fortinet for years
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The unveiling of Secure Flex Premium by Windstream Enterprise, powered by Fortinet's technology, signifies a strategic advancement in the realm of cybersecurity infrastructure for enterprises. The integration of Fortinet's AI-powered Security Fabric into a managed service offering underscores the importance of automated and synchronized protection across various digital domains. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, the ability to detect anomalies, enforce consistent policies and provide granular access control is paramount. The dedicated single-tenant architecture of Secure Flex Premium allows for a customized security posture that aligns with the unique requirements of large enterprise clients, enhancing their overall security layer.
From a cybersecurity perspective, the adoption of this service could lead to a reduction in the attack surface through a more consolidated security approach. The emphasis on a bespoke technology package suggests a shift towards more adaptive cybersecurity strategies that can integrate seamlessly with existing on-premises, hybrid, or cloud environments. This move aligns with the growing trend of personalized cybersecurity solutions that cater to specific organizational needs rather than one-size-fits-all approaches.
Windstream Enterprise's Secure Flex Premium represents a significant evolution in IT infrastructure management, particularly for enterprises grappling with the complexities of digital transformation. The service's promise of end-to-end support and management flexibility is crucial in addressing the current IT talent shortage. Enterprises stand to benefit from the scalability and customizability of the solution, which can potentially streamline operational efficiencies and reduce the resource drain associated with managing disparate point solutions.
The offering's potential impact on business agility cannot be understated. By providing a fully managed service with the option for self-management or co-management, Secure Flex Premium could enhance an organization's ability to adapt to changing market conditions and technological advancements. The integration of solutions such as SASE, ZTNA, EPP, SD-Branch and SD-WAN within the service framework also indicates a forward-thinking approach to enterprise networking and security, aiming to future-proof the digital IT infrastructure of client organizations.
The collaboration between Windstream Enterprise and Fortinet to create Secure Flex Premium is indicative of a growing market demand for comprehensive, integrated network and security solutions. As businesses increasingly prioritize cybersecurity in their IT investments, offerings like Secure Flex Premium are likely to see a positive market reception. The managed services model, coupled with the white glove experience, positions Windstream Enterprise competitively in the IT managed services market.
For stakeholders, the long-term benefits include a potential reduction in total cost of ownership due to the consolidation of services and the outsourcing of complex cybersecurity and IT management tasks. However, the success of such a solution will depend on its execution and the ability of Windstream Enterprise to deliver on its promises of enhanced capabilities and expert support. As enterprises in sectors with stringent security requirements, such as financial services and healthcare, continue to seek robust security solutions, Secure Flex Premium could become a significant differentiator for Windstream Enterprise in the managed services space.
New offering integrates premium network technology and security within a high-touch managed service for enterprises that demand a future-ready digital IT infrastructure
Today’s CIO and CISO teams are in the midst of an infrastructure evolution and are tasked with business-critical initiatives including connecting work-from-anywhere users, maximizing agility, managing the process of moving applications to the edge or the cloud, and securing against an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. What’s more, these larger businesses are struggling to stitch together disparate point solutions, which leads to increased complexity and vulnerability within an enterprise’s digital environment.
Secure Flex Premium removes the complexity out of managing a sprawling IT ecosystem by providing a dedicated single-tenant architecture, powered by enterprise-grade cybersecurity and networking technologies from Fortinet, which can be readily implemented on top of one’s existing infrastructure. Delivered by Windstream Enterprise’s IT Managed Services team, Secure Flex Premium leverages Fortinet’s unique AI-powered cybersecurity platform, the Fortinet Security Fabric, and Fortinet’s secure networking solutions to enable clients to meet these business-critical demands, accelerate digital transformation initiatives, and provide complete visibility and control into their unique IT landscape.
“Creating and managing a fully integrated network and security solution is more challenging than ever, and keeping pace with the fast-evolving cyberthreat landscape can be a 24/7/365 undertaking for an organization and its IT and cybersecurity teams,” said Art Nichols, chief technology officer, Windstream Enterprise. “By joining forces with Fortinet, we’re helping to mitigate the risks, resource drain and headaches that come with those responsibilities by giving them a single, best-in-breed network and security solution that creates a stronger security layer than ever before.”
Components of Windstream Enterprise’s Secure Flex Premium powered by Fortinet include:
- Comprehensive cybersecurity enabled by the Fortinet Security Fabric: A scalable security approach provides automated and synchronized protection across all users, devices, applications and end points to achieve a more consolidated security posture, with outcomes like enhanced capabilities for detection, more efficient responses, consistent policy enforcement, posture and playbook management and more adaptive and granular access control—all of which lead to better security. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform spans the digital attack surface to enable comprehensive real-time cybersecurity and networking capabilities to protect customers’ devices, data and applications.
- Dedicated single-tenant solution: Secure Flex Premium is designed exclusively for each client to ensure a higher degree of control and customization over their entire IT environment. This means that the hardware, storage and network are dedicated to a single client—allowing each enterprise's security infrastructure to match its unique environment and security posture requirements.
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Tailored technology coupled with Windstream Enterprise’s deep expertise with Fortinet: Secure Flex Premium seamlessly integrates into a client’s existing technology infrastructure to build a multidimensional security solution—comprising components like Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), End Point Protection (EPP), SD-
Branch and SD-WAN, along with the comprehensive portfolio of Fortinet solutions. With Windstream Enterprise as the managed services provider, enterprises remove the challenges and risk of managing disjointed point solutions from multiple vendors. - Management flexibility and end-to-end support: Customers can either self-manage their environment, co-manage it, or have the solution fully managed by Windstream Enterprise’s IT Managed Services team. Additionally, customers can tap into this extension of their team for site surveys, design planning, and implementation support, all of which help enterprises address the current IT talent shortage.
- Seamless integration with a white glove experience: With access to an entire suite of networking, security and collaboration tools managed by Windstream Enterprise, customers gain a single-point-of-contact solution with experienced, expert customer service.
“Businesses in industries with particularly strong security requirements, such as financial services and healthcare, need assurance that they’re getting not just best-in-class network and security technologies, but support for those technologies from an experienced, knowledgeable and accessible managed services team,” said John Maddison, chief marketing officer, Fortinet. “With Fortinet and Windstream Enterprise, that’s exactly what they will get, with a solution that gives them as much control as they want over their IT environment and the security capabilities that are integrated in it.”
“Customers can have the utmost confidence in this solution because Windstream Enterprise and Fortinet have collaborated for years, giving us unique insight into Fortinet’s technology and expertise,” said Mike Flannery, president, Windstream Enterprise. “Windstream has invested in this relationship from both a technological perspective and through refining our processes and techniques, resulting in customers having the ultimate high-quality experience.”
For more information, please visit windstreamenterprise.com/secure-flex-premium.
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