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Zscaler Is Named to First-Ever Forbes 2016 World’s Best 100 Cloud Companies List

Cloud 100 recognizes companies for their financial health, growth of their business, and exceptional qualitative factors such as customer adoption and satisfaction

San Jose, California, September, 07, 2016

Zscaler, the leading cloud security provider, has been named to the first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners. To view the list, please visit www.forbes.com/cloud100. The list will appear in the October 4, 2016 issue of Forbes magazine.  

 

“We are pleased to see Forbes and Bessemer Venture Partners perceive the transformation of security into the cloud and recognize Zscaler in the inaugural Cloud100,” said Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler. “Businesses are undergoing a massive change with the rise of the mobile and remote workforce; data is stored in public cloud services and applications are in the cloud. In this environment, traditional castle and moat appliance-based perimeter security is ineffective, unmanageable and expensive. With over five thousand organizations running on Zscaler, this movement to simple and effective cloud security is only getting started.” 

Thousands of enterprises and major global brands use Zscaler’s innovative cloud security platform to protect their employees against cyber attacks, such as malware and advanced persistent threats, while ensuring that corporate intellectual property does not leak out of the company. Zscaler processes more than 25 billion transactions per day and protects its customers from more than 100 million malicious threats a day across its global network of more than 100 data centers.

“Cloud companies are revolutionizing how businesses reach their customers today from digitizing painful old processes to allowing them more time to focus on what they really care about—what makes their products unique,” said Forbes editor of the Cloud 100 list Alex Konrad.  “Inclusion in the Forbes 2016 Cloud 100 list recognizes a company for its financial growth and excellence as recognized by customers and peers.”

“These are the companies to watch!” said Byron Deeter, a leading cloud investor and partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. “The Forbes Cloud 100 companies represent the very best private companies in cloud computing. We will see big IPOs and category killers emerge from this list as the cloud computing continues to propel the trillion-dollar software industry.” 

Methodology

The first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100 list profiles the world’s top-tier private companies leading the cloud technology revolution, plus twenty rising stars within the field. With advancements in software, cloud security, or platform development, these companies are redefining the future for all industries and sectors.

Forbes, in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners, received hundreds of submissions to identify the most promising private companies in cloud. The Forbes 2016 Cloud 100 was selected by a panel of judges representing leading public cloud companies, using qualitative and quantitative data submitted by nominees, along with publically available third-party data sources. 

Recognition
Every company named to the Forbes 2016 Cloud 100 is recognized in print and online by Forbes, and Forbes’ partners Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.  The companies also receive physical awards and digital badges signifying their inclusion on this exclusive list, as well as an invitation to the celebratory Cloud 100 Awards Dinner, hosted in San Francisco by Forbes, Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. 

About Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across more than 150 data centers globally, the SSE-based Zero Trust Exchange™ is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

Media Contacts

Natalia Wodecki, Sr. Director, Global Integrated Communications & PR, [email protected]