Managing SASE Momentum with NTT DATA and Zscaler

(Pictured: Steve Williams, CISO, NTT DATA  and Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Zscaler)

The momentum around SASE and its critical role in an organization's future has shown no signs of slowing down. Over the next five years, the market for secure access service edge has been forecasted by Gartner to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 29%, reaching over $25 billion by 2027. This underscores the growing importance of SASE solutions in addressing modern security challenges. 

In a strategic move to enhance their Managed Network Services portfolio and enable the modern enterprise, NTT DATA has expanded their partnership with Zscaler to deliver best in class managed services with  Zscaler Zero Trust SASE™. This next step in adding Zscaler to NTT DATA’s Managed Network Services portfolio, powered by SPEKTRA, marks a significant advancement in providing clients with a fully managed, cloud delivered security solution designed to improve efficiency, performance and protection across global operations. 

Industry-first SASE platform built on zero trust

Zscaler Zero Trust SASE builds on the industry’s leading AI-powered security service edge (SSE) platform with a fresh approach to SD-WAN that securely and reliably connects users, locations, and cloud services via the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ and enables:
 

• Zero trust security: A zero trust network overlay connects users, devices, workloads, and business partners in managed offices. This eliminates the risk of lateral movement on the network, or via VPN, reducing business risk.
• An improved user experience: The Zero Trust Exchange brings security enforcement as close as possible to users across 150+ points of presence worldwide, eliminating unnecessary backhauling while optimizing latency and bandwidth usage.
• Reduced cost and complexity: The Zero Trust Exchange eliminates the need for multiple security point products and their capex and opex costs. A more unified security cloud with zero trust connectivity reduces the risks associated with complex legacy architectures.
• Proven credibility in SSE: Zscaler is a pioneer and leader in SSE, securing access to SaaS and IaaS/PaaS apps with least-privileged access. Building on this strength, Zscaler SASE brings the benefits of zero trust to managed locations.

Managing SASE Momentum with NTT DATA’s Managed Network Services and Zscaler SASE

This collaboration combines Zscaler’s robust zero trust architecture, which ensures secure, direct access to applications and data by continuously verifying user and device identities, with NTT DATA’s comprehensive network management and monitoring capabilities powered by their AI-enabled platform SPEKTRA, which was first launched in April 2022. SPEKTRA encapsulates the company’s vision for a fully autonomous network operations center leveraging AIOps, predictive analytics, and automation techniques to strengthen network performance and reliability, enhance monitoring capabilities, and improve operational efficiency. By integrating these technologies, customers benefit from a seamless, scalable and secure network that protects against evolving cyber threats while enhancing performance and user experience. NTT DATA’s Zscaler managed service provides clients with:

• Best in-class, end-to-end managed SASE: A best-in-class converged SSE solution and managed services
• Seamless integration: Pre-validated and standardized integration between Zscaler’s AI-driven Zero Trust SASE platform, underpinned by NTT DATA’s SPEKTRA platform
• Reduced complexity and cost: Consolidation of security point products and policies into a single solution
• A simple and comprehensive model: Full lifecycle services and simple subscription models matching unique client journeys 

Securing Digital Transformation with New Capabilities, Less Complication 

Organizations’ attack surfaces are expanding, cloud adoption is growing, and legacy security approaches are becoming increasingly ineffective. Implementation of a SASE solution helps organizations strengthen their online security, reduce risk, and improve agility in today’s world, where users and applications are everywhere. 

NTT DATA and Zscaler are together enabling customers to leverage a single, cloud-delivered solution for their network and security services that simplifies management, enhances efficiency, and boosts performance throughout the entire lifecycle. Customers can manage their entire security ecosystem from one interface, achieve faster threat detection and response, and ensure consistent security across all global operations.

By combining their strengths, NTT DATA and Zscaler are set to deliver a unique scalable solution that meets the evolving needs of large enterprises, ensuring comprehensive security, enhanced performance and operational efficiency.