SD-WAN: Fortinet
Channel Chief: Jon Bove, VP, Channel Sales
Fortinet largely ran away with this technology category, scoring 88.6 overall and earning top scores of 91.1 for product innovation, 88.4 for support, 88.9 for partnership and 85.5 for managed and cloud services.
Aruba, which acquired SD-WAN technology developer Silver Peak in 2020, came out on top in several specific criteria including product quality and reliability (95.4), product technical innovation (93.2) and product marketability (86.9). It also scored highest in consumption-based/subscription pricing (78.0).
