iValue signs distribution alliance with Netskope for addressing secure web gateway market in India
Digital Edge Bureau 26 Jul, 2021 0 comment(s)iValue InfoSolutions, one of India’s leading VADs (value added distributors), has announced a collaboration with SASE (secure access service edge) leader Netskope. With this collaboration iValue InfoSolutions is introducing Netskope’s visibility, real-time data and threat protection into the Indian market. Using these integers’ organizations can safely access cloud services, websites and private apps from anywhere, on any device. Netskope is the a security vendor that accelerates the digital transformation journey with a proven security platform that is data-centric, cloud-smart and as fast as the businesses.
Harsh Marwah, Chief Growth Officer, iValue InfoSolutions, said, “Working methodologies in enterprises have changed significantly with their digital transformation journey – remote & mobile working, significant focus on access technologies, internet used as new corporate network, and unprecedented cloud adoption is integral part of the new era. Cyber Security must align with the digital transformation in every single enterprise. While enormous applications and data have transitioned to cloud & directly interacting with the end user, but majority of investments & controls are still on-prem, thus exposing businesses to risk. Netskope is a cloud native, unified platform leader, born and built to address present and future security challenges of an enterprise with evolved IT estates, Risk landscape and Business methodologies. iValue and Netskope will jointly enable partners to architect appropriate security solutions to de-risk customer’s business”.
Netskope’s vision is to transform security to enable digital transformation. The organic adoption of cloud and mobile in the enterprise presents challenges for security teams when it comes to managing risk without slowing down the business. With CASB, SWG and ZTNA built natively in a single platform, the Netskope Security Cloud provides the most granular context, via patented technology, to enable conditional access and user awareness while enforcing zero trust principles across data protection and threat prevention everywhere. Next-Gen SWG, Advanced Analytics, Private Access, CASB and Public Cloud Security are game-changing products and services offered by Netskope.
“The appointment of iValue was expected to accelerate local sales in India and meet the increasing demand for true cloud-native protection and network performance using a SASE architecture”, said Ajay Gupta, Netskope’s Country Manager for India & Sri Lanka. “iValue provides the additional capabilities we need to support our fast-growing customer base in India,” he said. “The timing is perfect as we expand our team and the capabilities of the Netskope Security Cloud, including NewEdge, the most well-connected network for cloud-native data security”, added Gupta.