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Updates: Palo Alto Networks -From Platformization To AI-Native Security & Observability (Pt.1)
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* PANW is well positioned for AI but still not treated as an “AI winner,” echoing broader concerns that incumbent SaaS platforms will be disrupted by AI-native challengers.
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Updates: Fortinet - The Convergence of Network, Security, and the Physical World
Summary
* Fortinet’s single-OS, ASIC-accelerated architecture gives it a durable structural edge as networking, security, and compute converge across cloud, edge, and data centers.
* Dual AI tailwinds—securing AI workloads and AI-enabling SecOps—position Fortinet as one of the few vendors leveraged to both the AI data