— Partnership with Chillisoft opens door to 1,250 resellers and integrators, including 100-plus managed service providers, across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

08 July 2021 – Auckland, New Zealand – Cybersecurity distributor Chillisoft has inked a distribution deal with leading Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) provider Netskope for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

The deal provides Chillisoft with distribution rights for Netskope’s SASE security private cloud, Netskope NewEdge, and a bevy of cloud security solutions providing best-of-breed DLP (Data Loss Prevention) and threat protection when accessing SaaS, IaaS, and the web.

The announcement follows the recent addition of a New Zealand-based data centre to the security vendor’s Asia-Pacific NewEdge network.

“Netskope is a great addition to Chillisoft’s cyber-sec portfolio, providing an advanced security cloud to help enterprises embrace a SASE vision of converged security and networking to stay ahead of evolving web and cloud-based security threats,” Chillisoft CEO Alex Teh said.

Founded in 2012, Netskope is growing fast, services a third of the Fortune 100, and has attracted venture capital from the likes of Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Accel.

Tony Burnside, Netskope’s Vice President – Asia Pacific, said the appointment of Chillisoft was expected to accelerate local sales and meet increasing demand for true cloud-native SASE protection.

“Chillisoft will provide the impetus we need to drive sales in this part of the region,” he said. “The timing is perfect as we expand the Netskope NewEdge network across Asia Pacific and activate our Auckland data centre to on-ramp user traffic for real-time processing.”

Data centres in Auckland, Melbourne, Perth, Manilla, and mainland China form part of the vendor’s unified NewEdge network, which includes a mix of “data planes” capable of scaling to handle 2Tbps of traffic per location for real-time, inline security traffic processing.

Chillisoft will help Netskope to build a network of local resellers and managed service providers to support sales to enterprises as they adopt cloud apps and services, and as the hybrid workplace becomes mainstream.

The partnership will also see Chillisoft integrate aspects of Netskope into its in-house Chillisoft Labs in Auckland, where it will test integrations and showcase paired solutions involving complementary technologies, such as SEIM provider LogRhythm.

“Netskope’s data-centric approach to cloud security supports the growing demand for inline services geared for the borderless workplace,” Teh said. “From data created and exposed in the cloud to data going to unmanaged cloud apps and personal devices, Netskope protects data and users everywhere.”