Fortinet SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service for SaaS Based Overlay Network Provisioning - Subscription License - Unlimited CPU - 5 Year

In the evolving landscape of hybrid and multi-cloud networking, Fortinet’s SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service delivers a cloud-native, SaaS-centric overlay provisioning solution engineered to accelerate connectivity for software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. This offering combines the agility of a software-defined networking (SD-WAN) overlay with a subscription license model, enabling organizations to provision, scale, and secure their SaaS traffic across distributed sites, data centers, and public cloud environments. The service emphasizes simplicity, centralized control, and predictable total cost of ownership through a five-year license with unlimited CPU access. With Fortinet’s proven security fabric and app-aware routing, teams can optimize SaaS performance, enforce consistent security policies, and reduce operational overhead associated with managing diverse WAN infrastructure. Whether you’re accelerating SaaS adoption, consolidating edge connectivity, or unifying multi-cloud networking, this Overlay-as-a-Service helps you achieve reliable, scalable, and secure SaaS connectivity with peace of mind.

• Seamless SaaS Overlay Network Provisioning: Create, deploy, and manage overlay tunnels with a centralized console that surfaces real-time telemetry, SLA adherence, and path optimization for SaaS traffic across multiple sites and cloud regions. The result is faster time-to-value for new SaaS deployments, reduced manual configuration, and consistent user experience across geographies.
• 5-Year Subscription License: A predictable, long-term licensing model that locks in value, minimizes renewal friction, ensures continuous access to feature updates and security enhancements for the duration of the term, and simplifies budgeting across fiscal cycles. This license structure reduces admin overhead while providing access to the latest Fortinet capabilities as they become available.
• Unlimited CPU Access: Scale processing power as your SaaS footprint grows, enabling high-throughput routing, large-scale VPN tunnels, and concurrent sessions without licensing bottlenecks. This flexibility supports burst traffic, large user bases, and complex service-level objectives for SaaS performance.
• Unified Security and Policy Management: Centralized control plane for security policies, application-aware routing, and zero-trust segmentation across the overlay; leverages Fortinet's integrated security stack to protect data in transit while simplifying governance and compliance across multiple environments.
• Operational Reliability and Visibility: Built-in redundancy, health checks, automated failover, and comprehensive analytics dashboards that help operators optimize performance, diagnose issues quickly, and maintain service levels; extended capabilities include proactive alerting, historical analytics, and capacity planning tools.

Technical Details of Fortinet SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service for SaaS Based Overlay Network Provisioning - Subscription License - Unlimited CPU - 5 Year

• License Type: Subscription
• License Duration: 5 Years
• CPU Model: Unlimited CPU
• Deployment Model: SaaS-Based Overlay Network Provisioning
• Target Environment: Cloud-first and hybrid deployments connecting SaaS apps, with optional on-premises reach
• Key Capabilities: SD-WAN overlay, SaaS optimization, dynamic path selection, application-aware routing, centralized management
• Security: Integrated Fortinet security services to protect overlay traffic and enforce policy
• Support and Updates: Continuous access to product updates, security patches, and support during the license term

How to Install Fortinet SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service for SaaS Based Overlay Network Provisioning

The installation and deployment of Fortinet's overlay service are designed to be streamlined for SaaS adoption, with steps that can be executed by network engineers, cloud architects, and IT operations teams. Since this is a SaaS-based overlay provisioning solution, the process emphasizes cloud integration, policy configuration, and centralized management rather than traditional on-premises hardware deployment. Below is a practical, high-level guide to getting started and moving toward an operational overlay network quickly:

• Pre-requisites: Confirm you have an active 5-year subscription license with unlimited CPU access, access to the Fortinet management portal, and the necessary administrative privileges to create and modify overlay networks.
• Access the management console: Sign in to the Fortinet SaaS portal or Fortinet Management Cloud, navigate to the Overlay Network section, and create a new overlay project aligned with your SaaS destinations and cloud regions.
• Define topology and destinations: Specify your SaaS applications (such as collaboration suites, ERP SaaS, CRM SaaS) and map outbound pathways to ensure optimized routes and reliable backups across regional data centers and cloud providers.
• Configure overlay resources: Create virtual tunnels, assign uplinks, define security policies, and set performance SLAs. Take advantage of automated path selection and load balancing to maximize SaaS performance.
• Deploy connectors or agents: If required, deploy lightweight connectors or software agents in your cloud environments or at remote sites to establish seamless connectivity to the overlay.
• Enable monitoring and alerts: Enable telemetry, health checks, and alerting for SLA performance, jitter, latency, and packet loss to ensure ongoing visibility and proactive maintenance.
• Activate and validate: Activate the overlay configuration, validate connectivity to all SaaS destinations, and run end-to-end tests to confirm acceptable performance and reliability metrics.

Frequently asked questions

• Q: What is the Fortinet SD-WAN Overlay-as-a-Service for SaaS Based Overlay Network Provisioning? A: It is a cloud-delivered overlay network service that facilitates software-as-a-service connectivity, providing a scalable SD-WAN overlay, centralized management, and a subscription license with unlimited CPU for the 5-year term.
• Q: What does "Unlimited CPU" mean in this license? A: It means there is no fixed limit on the processing capacity used by the overlay service within the subscription, enabling higher throughput and scalable performance for demanding SaaS workloads.
• Q: How long is the license term? A: The license is valid for 5 years from activation, with ongoing access to feature updates and security patches as part of the subscription.
• Q: Is this service suitable for multi-cloud and hybrid environments? A: Yes, the overlay is designed to span cloud regions and hybrid deployments, helping unify SaaS connectivity across diverse infrastructure.
• Q: What kind of support and updates are included? A: Support and feature updates are included for the duration of the 5-year subscription, subject to the provider's terms of service.