Fortinet’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall (HMF) solution is purpose-built to secure data centers that host business-critical applications and data that can’t move to the cloud. Powered by FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), it delivers dynamic segmentation, full visibility, and AI/ML-driven FortiGuard threat protection—all from a unified platform. Fortinet HMF helps you scale securely and stay agile—without compromise.
Fortinet data center firewalls secure east-west traffic by inspecting lateral communications between applications and servers, preventing unauthorized access and containing threats. This limits the blast radius of breaches and strengthens internal application security.
Fortinet data center firewalls use AI-driven threat detection and inline prevention to identify and stop advanced attacks in real time. Integrated security services block malicious behaviors and zero-day threats before they can move laterally or access critical data.
Fortinet data center firewalls deliver consistent security across hybrid IT environments, enforcing unified policies from on-prem to cloud. Integrated controls reduce complexity, ensure compliance, and protect data and applications wherever they reside.
Protect your entire network with our comprehensive data center firewall solutions that provide essential segmentation and hyperscale protection. We also offer robust cloud and virtual firewalls for AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud. All firewalls are unified by a single platform and centralized management, providing consistent policies and complete visibility. Advanced security analytics and AI-powered threat protection help keep your business secure and resilient.
The FortiGate portfolio offers a comprehensive range of data center firewalls, from the compact 1000F for mid-size needs to the hyperscale 7000F for cloud providers. Each series is tailored for specific data center demands, emphasizing high throughput, low latency, advanced threat protection, ZTNA integration, and scalability for hybrid and enterprise environments.
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| FortiGate 7121F | 520 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 7081F | 312 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 6500F | 100 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 6300F | 60 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 6001F | 30-100 Gbps (licensable) |
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| FortiGate 4800F | 70 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 3700F | 75 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 3500F | 63 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 3200F | 45 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 3000F | 33 Gbps |
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| FortiGate 1000F | 13 Gbps |
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The distributed nature of modern networks, coupled with the rising sophistication of cybercrime, demands a holistic, integrated, and proactive security strategy.
With the right solutions, effective and efficient security for hybrid and hyperscale data centers is well within reach.
Fortinet’s comprehensive portfolio of data center cybersecurity solutions, including FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), enable organizations to build the dynamic, hybrid environments organizations need without compromising on security or performance.
The distributed nature of modern networks, coupled with the rising sophistication of cybercrime, demands a holistic, integrated, and proactive security strategy.
With the right solutions, effective and efficient security for hybrid and hyperscale data centers is well within reach.
When it comes to a future full of bad actors using AI-based tactics, it’s critical for security and IT leaders and their teams to evolve their security strategies to address these sophisticated new AI-powered threats.
Enterprises are adopting hybrid IT, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and 5G to improve operational agility. These tools help them build composable and scalable architectures that interconnect distributed branches, campuses, on-premises data centers, and multi-clouds into a unified network. And yet, amid this change, the enterprise on-premises data center remains an essential component of most networks. Its role is vital because it protects applications, data, and workloads that can’t be moved to the cloud but still need to be consumed by employees, customers, and partners.
The adoption of digital innovation is forcing the world’s largest enterprise organizations to implement hyperscale architectures. These architectures are designed to meet unprecedented business demands generated by the requirements for enormous capacity and astronomical performance
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewall, By Rajpreet Kaur, Adam Hils, Charanpal Bhogal, Esraa ElTahawy, Feng Gao, Tiffany Taylor, 25 August 2025
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