When configured as a FortiSASE Outpost, the 1200G can be deployed as a local SASE point of presence (POP), extending SASE enforcement closer to users and applications in customer-controlled locations, such as on-premises sites, private data centers, or colocation facilities, while maintaining centralized cloud management, according to Fortinet. Users can maintain local enforcement where needed without building separate stacks, the vendor stated.
The FortiSASE interface centrally manages configuration, policy, monitoring, lifecycle operations, and upgrades across both deployment models, maintaining consistent zero-trust policies, visibility and protection without treating the on-site POP as a separate security environment. In addition customers can keep designated traffic, logs, and processing within defined geographic or private infrastructure boundaries to meet regulatory requirements and reduce connectivity costs without changing the end-user experience, Fortinet stated.
“As AI adoption, encrypted traffic, and hybrid infrastructure reshape enterprise networks, organizations need to inspect growing traffic volumes without introducing performance bottlenecks,” Fortinet stated. “They also need the flexibility to determine where security enforcement occurs based on application performance, data sovereignty, compliance, and operational requirements.”
