![Technical Intro to Fortinet: Gartner's #1 in Threat Management- Webinar @ Online | Garland | Texas | United States](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-Fortinet-Partnership-300x148.png)
Carolina Advanced Digital recently announced its new partnership with industry leader Fortinet for enterprise-class network security solutions.
Join us in this short technical introduction to Fortinet and its award-winning security portfolio including FortiGate NGFWs, and see why our engineering team signed off on Fortinet’s solution as a best-of-breed. Fortinet is the #1 leader in the industry for number of units shipped.
Carolina Advanced Digital and Fortinet are both engineering-focused, and our strong complementary corporate culture is a driving force in this successful partnership.
Discussion Points:
- Fortinet’s background
- Notable customers, partners, awards, certifications
- CyberThreat Alliance and intelligence sharing
- In-house labs and research
- Threat Map http://threatmap.fortiguard.com/
- What makes a firewall “next generation”
- ASIC technology and portfolio
- Bundles and offerings
- Free Cyber Threat Assessment offer (limited time)
Security Engineering Team
Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc.
https://cadinc.com
919.460.1313 or 800.435.2212
![Tech Talk Ep 2: Planning for NAC and intro to FortiNAC @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/tech-talk-podcast-02-large-whitebg-300x243.png)
From the team that’s brought you successful NAC implementations for over 15 years! Join us for the second Tech Talk episode with the Carolina Advanced Digital crew. In this episode, Mark and Jen (and Ron if we can coax him) will cover:
- a vendor-neutral look at planning for NAC
- best and common practices plus “gotchas”
- phased approaches for implementing NAC
- vendor comparisons
- a short intro to FortiNAC including a demo
- updates on the product roadmap (at least whatever we can share that’s not NDA).
In future Tech Talks we’ll be covering Aruba’s ClearPass, and vendor-neutral topics of dynamic segmentation and Zero Trust Network architectures. This first NAC session will lay some groundwork for later.
![Tech Talk Ep 3: What's New in Wi-Fi @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/tech-talk-podcast-02-large-whitebg-300x243.png)
In our third shorter episode, we’ll take a vendor-neutral look at the Wi-Fi technology and trends shaping today and tomorrow. Join Shital and Jen for the latest trends in WiFi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi 6e, cloud-managed solutions, security integrations, CBRS, and more. We’ll talk about what’s real, what’s hype, and how to start planning for what’s on the horizon. Since it’s a shorter session we’ll try to manage Q&A throughout. Hosted by Jennifer Minella.
- 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6, features and how/when to upgrade
- Update on wired needs for Wi-Fi
- New security standards, WPA3, Open Enhanced, and SAE
- On the horizon Wi-Fi 6e and what you should know
- Non-Wi-Fi wireless, CBRS and Private LTE moving in
- The real scoop on BLE, Location Services, and Contact/Proximity Tracing
- Today’s hot topic- MAC randomization, impact on guest portals, BYOD, and NAC; what behavior OS’s have, and how to work around it
- COVID and Wi-Fi, supporting expansions, pop-ups and more
- What’s new from our partners- Aruba’s announcements of AOS 10, Fortinet and the future of legacy Meru controllers, what’s cooking at Mist
![Tech Talk Ep 4: Securing a Remote Workforce- 10 things you missed @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/tech-talk-podcast-02-large-whitebg-300x243.png)
Join Tech Talk episode 4 with the Carolina Advanced Digital crew. In this episode, Jen along with Dan and Mark (or whoever she can grab) will take a look back at the chaos of COVID-19 as organizations scrambled to work through remote access and the cleanup we need to do afterwards. Hosted by Jennifer Minella.
![Steak & Security Chef Experience- the latest in server security @ Virtual Experience](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/temp_webinar-hpe-security-20201001-300x194.jpg)
PUT SECURITY ON THE FRONT BURNER
The topic of security never grows old. In fact, you need the freshest information possible to keep your company’s data safe.
That’s why Carolina Advanced Digital, HPE, Nvidia, and Intel® invite you to a 90-minute virtual Security Roadshow session on October 1, 2020, with the latest info on server security.
• The first hour will feature presentations from HPE, Nvidia, and Intel covering topics that are vital for your security.
• Then, for the final 30 minutes, master chef Pawley Boboli will help you prepare dinner as he shows you how to put dry rubs to work in your kitchen.
• And to make it work for you, just for registering, we’ll send you gift packs of meats and dry rub so you can follow along.
Put security on the front burner with Carolina Advanced Digital, HPE, Nvidia, and Intel.
Request your invitation for the virtual experience today.
Agenda (Eastern time)
• 4:00–4:30 p.m.: HPE security presentation
• 4:30–4:45 p.m.: Intel presentation
• 4:45–5:00 p.m.: Nvidia presentation
• 5:00–5:30 p.m.: Cooking experience
![Technology Updates for K12 @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/graphic-k12-intro-300x120.jpg)
Kick off your eRate expedition with our engineering team covering what you need to know for planning your wired, wireless, and security projects for K12. We’ll cover highlights of these vendor-neutral topics and provide a brief introduction to our company, team, and contracts you can use including NC 204X and DPI.
- What’s New in Wi-Fi: K12 edition
- What to consider for your next edge switch upgrade to support IoT and upcoming Wi-Fi
- Considerations when moving to the cloud for network services
- Security hot topics for schools in 2021
![Technology Updates for K12 @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/graphic-k12-intro-300x120.jpg)
Kick off your eRate expedition with our engineering team covering what you need to know for planning your wired, wireless, and security projects for K12. We’ll cover highlights of these vendor-neutral topics and provide a brief introduction to our company, team, and contracts you can use including NC 204X and DPI.
- What’s New in Wi-Fi: K12 edition
- What to consider for your next edge switch upgrade to support IoT and upcoming Wi-Fi
- Considerations when moving to the cloud for network services
- Security hot topics for schools in 2021
![What's hot and new with Aruba- WiFi6, CX, Central and Security for K12 @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/graphic-k12-aruba-300x121.jpg)
eRate 2021: Aruba Solutions Overview for K12 (Wi-Fi, edge switches, and ClearPass). Based on your pre-event feedback, we’ll cover some or all of the following topics:
- Aruba WiFi 6 solutions
- Aruba WiFi management options, Central Cloud, AirWave, and controllers
- New and upcoming from Aruba (what to expect after your funding and ordering)
- New Aruba CX edge switches and NetEdit
- Brief overview of Aruba ClearPass for authentication and NAC
- Q&A
![K12's Self-Driving Networks with Juniper Mist AI @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/graphic-k12-mist-300x121.jpg)
eRate 2021: Mist & Juniper Solutions Overview for K12 (Wi-Fi, edge switches, and Marvis)
- Mist’s AI-driven network management and benefits of the cloud
- Deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting Wi-Fi with Mist cloud
- Comparison of pricing and features to other solutions and architectures (e.g. controller)
- Short intro to managing edge switches in the cloud
- Optional location services plus contact and proximity tracing (with built-in BLE array)
- Q&A
![Security-Driven Networking for K12 with Fortinet @ Virtual](https://cadinc.com/wp-content/uploads/graphic-k12-fortinet-300x121.jpg)
eRate 2021: Fortinet Solutions Overview for K12 (firewalls, remote access, and more). Based on your pre-event survey of topic interests, we’ll talk about some or all of the following:
- Firewalls, filtering, and gateway security
- When and how to use sandbox technology for K12
- Email security
- When and why you need SSL inspection
- Secure remote access
- SD-WAN
- Other security, NAC, SIEM
- Q&A