With a new data center up and running and accepting traffic in South Africa, Netskope, a pioneer in Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust has announced its ongoing global growth of the Netskope NewEdge network.
The new Cape Town deployment enhances the already-existing Johannesburg infrastructure by adding more capacity and redundancy within the region while also addressing the rising customer demand. NewEdge is now supported by data centers in 57 regions, each of which offers complete computing for processing security traffic, the entire range of SSE services, and unrestricted access to every Netskope customer.
In a statement by Grant Reynolds, Netskope Regional Manager for South Africa: “Every year, the threat landscape becomes larger and more complex, and regulatory requirements for data protection grow, and so it is no surprise that we are seeing strong growth across Africa. Organizations are eager to adopt an SSE approach to security so that they can embrace working practices and cloud technologies that enhance productivity while ensuring their security policies follow data wherever it goes”.
“In practice, however, you cannot place your security at the ‘edge’ without powerful in-region infrastructure as part of a distributed and dedicated service edge, and that is why we are investing in NewEdge around the world. NewEdge is capable of inspecting massive amounts of data locally, with no need for complex, latency-prone backhauling or reliance on unpredictable public transport.”
Netskope has been partners with Exclusive Networks Africa for distribution across the continent since late 2021.
Here’s a statement by Stefan van de Giessen, Exclusive Networks Africa Country Manager: SA and SADC: “We investigated multiple cloud vendors to supplement our security strategy, and were attracted by Netskope’s NewEdge Network – its globally distributed private cloud network, which serves as the network foundation for the Netskope platform, as well as an enabler for current and future Netskope capabilities. We congratulate Netskope on this new development which will enhance its leadership in the SASE space even further”.
As the infrastructure underpinning the Netskope Security Cloud, NewEdge delivers real-time inline and out-of-band API-driven services spanning Cloud Firewall (FWaaS), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Cloud and SaaS Security Posture Management (CSPM/SSPM), and more.
The performance-focused NewEdge design makes sure there are no performance trade-offs when security is implemented in addition to hastening the implementation of a Zero Trust strategy. With this strategy, there is less chance that users will circumvent security measures, productivity will suffer, or crucial business operations will be slowed down or obstructed.
A crucial prerequisite of a SASE-ready architecture and the implementation of world-class Security Service Edge (SSE) capabilities is to place data-centric security as close to the user as possible. In addition to addressing specific enterprise business needs and compliance goals, NewEdge’s expanding worldwide coverage also takes into account regional data centers for content localization and the maintenance of customer traffic within intent-based zones.
In addition, every NewEdge data center extensively peers with the most commonly used web/CDN, cloud, and SaaS providers to deliver fast, optimized access to the content, apps, and data enterprises most care about. For example, every NewEdge data center is directly connected with Microsoft and Google, plus other peering relationships in key regions with Amazon, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Box, and Dropbox, among many others.
“It is important for us that data processing occurs within our home jurisdiction, providing tangible improvements to user experience. The new Cape Town NewEdge facility further demonstrates Netskope’s commitment to the African continent,” says Funzani Madi, Executive: Information Security (Chief Information Security Officer) for Netskope customer Telkom South Africa.
Danie Burger, Information Security Specialist at impact.com (a leading partnership management platform) and Netskope customer, speaks further: “As a Cape Town-based organization, having local cloud infrastructure for our security makes a material difference to our users’ experience. With offices and clients around the world, it’s imperative that we don’t create unduly lengthy data flows for security. With infrastructure located in Cape Town and peer-to-peer connections to all our main cloud services, we can introduce in-line security controls, speeding up access to cloud services.”
Netskope has over 1,500 customers across the world and serves large, industry-leading organizations. For more information about the Netskope Security Cloud, please visit their website. You can also check out the network advantages of NewEdge.
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