Persistent Systems and, a global Digital Engineering leader, announced that it has further strengthened its strategic relationship with Zscaler by reaching the Zenith partnership tier.ย With the global increase inย cyberattacks, security has become paramount for all organizations regardless of size and industry.Persistent aims to leverage itsย Zscalerย partnership to assist clients in strengthening and modernizing their security posture with aย zero-trust security model.This is a key component of enabling clients to create a secure environment to migrate and modernize their workloads on their cloud journey.
The Zenith tier is the highest level of partnership in theย Zscalerย partner program. Achieving this level demonstrates Persistent’s commitment and investments in theย Zscalerย platforms and theย Company‘s experience in effectively implementing security solutions. Investments include pre-built automation for faster deployments, playbooks forย troubleshooting, and custom integrations to client’s existing security stack.
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In addition, Persistent has an expanded relationship as aย Zscalerย client. Through its enterprise deployment of theย Zscalerย solutions, Persistent has fortified itsย cyber securityย infrastructure and improvedย its securityย posture. This deployment has also enabled Persistent to consolidate security tools, reduce operational expenses, and lower maintenance costs.
Persistent’s strong cloud and security practice, coupled withย Zscaler‘s modernย security-as-a-serviceย cloud platforms, enables the Company to deliverย zero-trustย and security transformation to its clients across industries. As part of this partner relationship, Persistent is developing a jointย go-to-market strategyย withย Zscalerย to address the challenges thatย Private Equity firmsย and their portfolio companies face as they transition through carve-outs, acquisitions, andย divestituresย related to ensuring a secure infrastructure and work environments.
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Sandeep Kalra, CEO and Executive Director, Persistent:
“We’re committed to cybersecurity at the highest levels in our organization, andย Zscalerย has played a crucial role in our own security transformation. Our success in securing our organization has helped us develop a playbook that we intend to leverage to help our clients navigate improving their security posture.With our holistic and long-standing partnership withย Zscaler, we aim to optimize our clients’ security technology landscape and enhance theirย cyber resilienceย by deploying robustย zero-trust securityย platforms and providing best-in-classย cyber securityย solutions and advisory services.”
Jay Chaudhry, CEO,ย Zscaler:
“Persistent is a valued partner with a deep understanding ofย Zscaler‘s product capabilities and expertise in aligning them with client requirements. We’re confident of reaching greater heights together as we pursue a common goal of empowering our clients to become more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.”
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