
Migrate to FortiGate in days, not weeks—FortiConverter is now free for upgrades at PB webinar.
Event Details
23 September 2025, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Online Teams Webinar
Cut migration risk and time. See how FortiConverter auto‑converts configs and validates them in the cloud—delivering a ready‑to‑deploy FortiGate build and report. Normally up to $5,000 for third‑party conversions; free for FortiGate upgrades
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Why attend
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Zero touch migration, no in house expertise needed — upload your config, get a finished FortiGate configuration and migration report.
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Automated and validated — reduces human error and rule bloat; Fortinet experts validate in lab.
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Broad vendor support — Bluecoat, Check Point, Cisco, Huawei, Juniper, Forcepoint, Palo Alto Networks, SonicWall, Sophos, Vytta, WatchGuard, and legacy FortiGate.
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Fast timelines — ~1–2 hours for FortiGate to FortiGate; ~2 business days for third party to FortiGate.
Speaker
Hammad Sabih, CISSP — ANZ Enterprise Security Architect, Fortinet
Hammad brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity and channel engineering experience across Australia, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. At Fortinet, he supports enterprise and channel partners with technical expertise, solution design, and security transformation strategies. Prior to Fortinet, Hammad held senior sales engineering and security specialist roles at FVC and Root Technologies. He holds a B.E. in Information Security and an MBA in Finance/Marketing, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Recognised by colleagues and partners for his strong communication skills and solution delivery, Hammad is passionate about enabling organisations to securely adopt new technology with confidence.
What you’ll learn (30 minutes)
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How FortiConverter works (cloud portal & in FortiGate upgrade workflow) and what you receive (converted config + report + one year portal support).
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Pricing & the PB offer — free for FortiGate upgrades; third party conversions normally $50–$5000 (often flat $5000 at the high end).
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Readiness checklist — what files and interface mappings to upload to streamline your migration.
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Bundles & licensing — where FortiConverter fits (e.g., included in FortiGuard Enterprise Protection Bundle).
Who should attend
IT Managers, Network/Security Engineers, CISOs, and project leads planning firewall upgrades or vendor transitions.
Agenda
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2 mins — Welcome & PB Tech offer
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10 mins — FortiConverter overview & live walk through
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8 mins — Pricing, eligibility, and PB pathways to “$5000 now free”
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8 mins — Live Q&A
PB Tech offer (headline)
“Normally up to $5000 — now free.”
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FortiGate to FortiGate upgrades are free via Fortinet’s program by default. PB will also outline options to waive fees for eligible third party migrations during the webinar (conditions apply; limited allocations).