Q&A With Ken Xie On Sharpening Fortinet's Business Focus And Culture Of Innovation
Fortinet News, Monday, November 27,2023
Tied to Fortinet's Q3 2023 earnings, the company unveiled that strategic investments in research and development (R&D) and go-to-market (GTM) will be centered around three markets: secure networking, Universal SASE, and security operations.
We spoke with Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Fortinet, on how this evolution underscores and reaffirms the company's commitment to providing value to its customers and fostering a culture of innovation.
Can you give us an overview of the three focus areas and why now?
Ken Xie: Pivoting ahead of market changes enables us to remain at the forefront of shifting macroeconomic, industry, and customer trends. Two decades ago, we identified the convergence of networking and security as a long-term trend, which led to our differentiated advantage of proprietary ASICs for better performance, low cost, and reduced energy consumption to enable us to deliver more use cases beyond traditional enterprise network security.