Fortinet recognises Dialog Enterprise as Best SD-WAN Partner in SAARC Region for 2022

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate ICT solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, has been recognised as the Best SD-WAN Partner of the year 2022 in the SAARC region at the Fortinet SAARC Partner Sync 2022 conference held in Cairo recently. 

The honour comes in appreciation of Dialog Enterprise’s unwavering service in the region leading the way in secure Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) service offerings. Fortinet conferred the award based on revenue for SD-WAN Deals, SD-WAN specialisation as per Engage Partner Program that includes sales and technical certifications needed to support and deploy Fortinet’s secure SD-WAN.

“Eyeing the potential and the necessity in the Enterprise market early on, we took an aggressive approach in developing SD-WAN as a key product and have now succeeded in securing the market leadership. We have invested heavily in building the central platform and building internal technical capabilities to give the best service to our customers,” explained Dialog Enterprise Head of ICT Business Unit Venura Mendis, on the notable commendation. 

Presently the only SD-WAN Specialised Engage Level Fortinet Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) in Sri Lanka, Dialog Enterprise has been successful in winning several flagship projects and in deploying large complex networks.   

”While celebrating the recognition by Fortinet as the Best SDWAN Partner in the region, I heartily thank our customers for the trust and loyalty placed in us in onboarding our services as early adopters.  “Dialog Enterprise continues to bring forth the best of world-class technology to your doorstep with competitive advantage. I wish to also thank our extensive partner network, who has been supporting our cause relentlessly in sales, presales and in the deployment of SD-WAN,” said Dialog Enterprise Group Chief Officer Navin Peiris. 

Launching secure Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) in 2019 as the first service provider, Dialog Enterprise continues to develop the product portfolio catering to the growing demands of enterprises. Our offerings in the software-defined network arena expands with SD-Branch, where SDN gets extended to LAN, WLAN and SASE, further securing our remote users and multi-cloud environments.  

“Amid changing work environments, an evolving threat landscape, and a continued cyber skills gap, organisations have recognised that in order to protect their expanding hybrid networks, they need the support of services providers. This is where Dialog Enterprise has demonstrated their expertise to customers by offering secure SD-WAN as a service. 

“By helping organisations benefit from secure connectivity, enhanced application availability and performance, Dialog Enterprise have actively supported Fortinet’s mission to secure people, devices, and data everywhere. We are happy to honour and recognise them in our SAARC Partner of the Year Awards,” said Fortinet Regional Vice President – India, SAARC, and Southeast Asia Vishak Raman.