FortiSASE on Google Cloud is the Comprehensive edition of Fortinet’s security service edge (SSE) offering, delivered on top of Google Cloud’s global infrastructure. It combines wide area networking (WAN) capabilities and security services into a single, cloud-native platform so your users and devices can securely connect to applications and data from anywhere. How it differs from other FortiSASE versions: - **Deployment location**: The Comprehensive version runs on Google Cloud’s global network, while the Standard and Advanced versions run on Fortinet’s own points of presence (PoPs). - **Unified bundle**: On Google Cloud, FortiSASE is available as a comprehensive licensing bundle through the Google Cloud Marketplace, simplifying procurement and deployment for Google Cloud customers. - **Tight integration with Google Cloud services**: It leverages Google Cloud networking (such as global infrastructure and load balancing) to support hybrid and multi-cloud environments. In short, if you are already using or planning to use Google Cloud, the Comprehensive FortiSASE option is designed to give you a tightly integrated, cloud-native way to secure access for a distributed workforce and diverse application environments.

FortiSASE on Google Cloud is designed to help you secure a hybrid, work-from-anywhere environment while keeping operations manageable and predictable. Key benefits include: 1. **Scalability** - Built on Google Cloud’s global network, which spans **100+ locations worldwide**. - You can scale security and networking capacity up or down as your user base, applications, or regions change, without redesigning your architecture. 2. **Flexibility in where you operate** - With coverage across more than 100 global locations, you can support users close to where they live and work, whether they are in headquarters, branch offices, or fully remote. - This supports hybrid work and multi-region operations without having to deploy and manage hardware in each location. 3. **Cost efficiency** - Networking and security are consolidated into a single cloud-based service instead of multiple point products. - This can reduce operational overhead associated with managing separate firewalls, secure web gateways, VPNs, and other tools. 4. **Enhanced security and compliance support** - Integrates Fortinet’s security capabilities (such as secure web gateway, Firewall-as-a-Service, cloud access security broker, and zero-trust network access) with Google Cloud’s high-performance architecture. - Helps you reduce risk and align with industry regulations by enforcing consistent policies across users, devices, and applications. 5. **Improved user experience** - Users can securely access applications and data from any location and device, with Google Cloud’s global network helping to keep latency low and availability high. - This supports a smoother application experience for hybrid and remote workers. Overall, FortiSASE on Google Cloud helps you reimagine network security as a cloud-delivered service that can adapt as your organization grows, changes regions, or adopts new cloud services.

FortiSASE on Google Cloud is built as a cloud-native architecture that brings together secure access, networking, and centralized management. The main components are: 1. **Secure edge** This is the entry point into the SASE architecture for your users and devices. It provides secure access to applications and data hosted on Google Cloud and in other environments (such as private data centers and SaaS platforms). Key functions at the secure edge include: - **Secure Web Gateway (SWG)** for web traffic inspection and policy enforcement - **Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)** for network-layer protection - **Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)** for visibility and control over SaaS usage - **Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA)** to provide application-level access based on identity and context rather than traditional VPN-style network access 2. **Networking services** Google Cloud’s networking capabilities form the backbone of the solution, helping you connect users, devices, and applications securely and reliably. These services include: - **Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)** for logically isolated networking environments - **Cloud Interconnect** to establish private, high-throughput links between your on-premises environments and Google Cloud - **Global load balancing** to distribute traffic efficiently and support high availability 3. **Management and orchestration** Centralized tools allow your team to configure, monitor, and manage FortiSASE deployments on Google Cloud from a single place. This includes: - Visibility into network traffic, security events, and user activity - Policy definition and enforcement across locations, users, and applications - Ongoing monitoring so you can adjust controls as business and threat conditions change Together, these components help you rethink perimeter-based security and move to a model where security is delivered from the cloud, close to your users and applications, while still giving you the control and visibility you need to manage risk and support compliance.