Recognition Celebrates GTS Holding’s Leadership in Delivering Secure Access Service Edge Solutions for the Modern Enterprise
Cairo, Egypt – 2024 — GTS Holding is proud to announce that it has been recognized as the Fortinet Unified SASE Partner of the Year – Egypt 2024, a prestigious achievement that reflects the company’s expertise in designing and delivering next-generation Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that enable organizations to securely connect users, applications, and data regardless of location.
Presented by Fortinet, a global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, the award recognizes partners that have demonstrated outstanding capabilities in delivering Unified SASE solutions, accelerating customer adoption, and helping organizations modernize their security architectures to support today’s cloud-first and hybrid work environments.
For GTS Holding, this recognition marks another important milestone in its strategic partnership with Fortinet and reinforces the company’s commitment to enabling secure digital transformation across Egypt and the wider Middle East.
The way organizations operate has fundamentally changed.
The way organizations operate has fundamentally changed. Business applications are no longer confined to on-premises data centers, employees are no longer limited to corporate offices, and customers increasingly expect secure, uninterrupted access to digital services from anywhere in the world. As enterprises embrace cloud computing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), remote work, and distributed branch operations, traditional network security models are no longer sufficient to meet evolving business demands.
This transformation has accelerated the adoption of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), a modern architecture that converges networking and security into a unified, cloud-delivered framework. Rather than relying on fragmented security solutions, SASE enables organizations to provide secure connectivity, consistent policy enforcement, and centralized visibility across users, devices, applications, and locations.
Through its strategic collaboration with Fortinet, GTS Holding has been at the forefront of helping organizations adopt this new security model.
By leveraging Fortinet Unified SASE, GTS enables customers to combine Secure SD-WAN, Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS), and centralized security management into an integrated architecture that simplifies operations while significantly improving cybersecurity.
This unified approach eliminates the complexity associated with managing multiple point solutions and enables organizations to deliver secure, high-performance access to applications regardless of where employees work or where workloads reside.
Receiving the Fortinet Unified SASE Partner of the Year – Egypt 2024 award recognizes GTS Holding’s ability to translate these advanced technologies into practical business outcomes.
Rather than focusing solely on product implementation, GTS works closely with customers to understand their operational objectives, regulatory requirements, existing infrastructure, and long-term digital transformation strategy. Every SASE deployment is carefully designed to improve security, optimize connectivity, enhance user experience, and support future scalability.
Commenting on the achievement, Eng. Ayman Al Sayed, Managing Director of GTS Holding, said:
“Being named Fortinet Unified SASE Partner of the Year – Egypt 2024 reflects our commitment to helping organizations embrace modern networking and cybersecurity without compromising performance or user experience. As businesses continue adopting cloud technologies and hybrid work models, secure connectivity has become fundamental to success. This recognition demonstrates the dedication of our teams and the strength of our partnership with Fortinet in delivering innovative solutions that create lasting business value.”
The transition toward hybrid work has significantly expanded the enterprise attack surface. Employees access corporate resources from multiple locations using a variety of devices, while applications are increasingly distributed across public cloud platforms, private data centers, and Software-as-a-Service environments.
This new reality requires organizations to move beyond traditional perimeter-based security toward architectures that verify every user, every device, and every connection before granting access.
Zero Trust principles have therefore become central to modern cybersecurity strategies.
GTS Holding incorporates these principles into every Unified SASE deployment, ensuring customers benefit from continuous authentication, least-privilege access, centralized policy management, and comprehensive visibility across their digital environments.
This integrated security model not only reduces cyber risk but also improves operational efficiency by simplifying network management and reducing administrative overhead.
Eng. Mohamed Mady, Technical Director at GTS Holding, emphasized the technical significance of the award.
“Unified SASE represents one of the most important advancements in enterprise networking and cybersecurity. Organizations need secure, intelligent connectivity that supports business agility while maintaining strong security controls. Through our partnership with Fortinet, we help customers implement architectures that integrate networking and security into a single operational framework. Receiving this award reflects our engineering expertise and our commitment to delivering future-ready solutions that address the evolving needs of modern enterprises.”
Beyond technology implementation, GTS remains committed to helping customers maximize the value of their cybersecurity investments through architecture reviews, optimization services, knowledge transfer, technical support, and long-term advisory engagements.
This customer-centric approach has enabled the company to establish trusted relationships with organizations across banking, healthcare, government, education, telecommunications, manufacturing, hospitality, energy, and critical infrastructure.
As digital transformation continues reshaping business operations across the Middle East, demand for cloud-delivered security and intelligent networking will continue to accelerate.
Organizations increasingly require partners capable of delivering integrated solutions that combine performance, security, flexibility, and operational simplicity.
The Fortinet Unified SASE Partner of the Year – Egypt 2024
The Fortinet Unified SASE Partner of the Year – Egypt 2024 award reinforces GTS Holding’s leadership in this rapidly evolving market and highlights the company’s continued investment in technical excellence, professional development, and strategic partnerships.
It also reflects the professionalism and dedication demonstrated every day by GTS Holding’s consultants, solution architects, implementation engineers, project managers, and customer success teams whose collective expertise enables organizations to embrace secure digital transformation with confidence.
GTS Holding extends its sincere appreciation to Fortinet for this prestigious recognition and for a partnership built on innovation, trust, and shared success. The company also thanks its customers for their continued confidence and every member of the GTS team whose expertise and commitment have made this achievement possible.
Looking ahead, GTS Holding will continue expanding its Secure Access Service Edge capabilities while helping organizations build secure, resilient, and cloud-ready digital infrastructures that support innovation, business growth, and operational excellence. Together with Fortinet, the company remains committed to shaping the future of secure connectivity across Egypt and the Middle East.
About Fortinet
Fortinet is a global leader in cybersecurity, committed to securing people, devices, and data everywhere. Through its integrated Security Fabric platform, Fortinet delivers comprehensive solutions spanning network security, cloud security, endpoint protection, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and security operations. Powered by advanced threat intelligence and AI-driven security, Fortinet enables organizations of all sizes to build resilient, high-performance security infrastructures that protect against today’s evolving cyber threats.
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About GTS Holding
Founded in 2018, GTS Holding is a regional technology solutions provider specializing in cybersecurity, enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, managed services, and digital transformation. Headquartered in Egypt with operations across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, GTS partners with leading global technology vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and future-ready technology solutions. Through deep engineering expertise, strategic partnerships, and customer-focused innovation, GTS Holding helps enterprises and government organizations strengthen cyber resilience, modernize IT environments, and accelerate secure digital transformation across the region.