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Siemens Embraces Internet as the New Network with Zscaler

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Technology Category
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy - Cloud Security
  • Networks & Connectivity - Gateways
Applicable Industries
  • Buildings
  • Construction & Infrastructure
Use Cases
  • Tamper Detection
  • Traffic Monitoring
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Siemens is one of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies. The company has a vast user base of over 350,000 users and more than 30,000 contractors, spread across 2,200 offices in 192 countries. Siemens is known for its commitment to innovation and technology, and it continually seeks to leverage modern technologies to improve its operations and services. The company was looking to take full advantage of cloud applications and platforms, which led to the decision to move to a direct-to-internet architecture.
The Challenge
Siemens, a global leader in energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, was facing a challenge with its traditional hub-and-spoke network architecture. As more and more traffic was being directed to the internet rather than the corporate network, the company realized the need to rethink its network architecture. The goal was to fully leverage cloud applications like Microsoft Office 365 and platforms like Azure and AWS. With a massive user base of over 350,000 users and more than 30,000 contractors spread across 2,200 offices in 192 countries, Siemens required a solution that was not only scalable and elastic but could also adapt to constantly changing requirements.
The Solution
Siemens decided to transition to a direct-to-internet architecture to address its challenges. The company partnered with Zscaler, a cloud technology provider, to support its goals of maintaining high security, reducing costs, and providing users with high-performance access to applications anytime, anywhere. Zscaler's solution offered a fast user experience for accessing applications and workloads in the cloud. It delivered top-notch security for inbound and outbound traffic from users to the cloud, cloud to cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) to the cloud. Furthermore, Zscaler helped Siemens significantly reduce costs by delivering a modern network architecture built specifically for the cloud. The solution also provided higher resiliency with state-of-the-art Zscaler cloud security gateways.
Operational Impact
  • The partnership with Zscaler allowed Siemens to successfully transition to a direct-to-internet architecture, thereby enhancing the user experience for its vast user base. The solution provided robust security for all types of traffic, including user to cloud, cloud to cloud, and IoT to cloud. This not only ensured the safety of Siemens' data and applications but also instilled confidence in the users. The modern network architecture delivered by Zscaler enabled Siemens to significantly cut down costs. Moreover, the state-of-the-art cloud security gateways provided by Zscaler ensured high resiliency, further strengthening Siemens' network infrastructure.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Fast user experience for over 350,000 users and 30,000 contractors
  • Significant cost reduction by transitioning to a modern network architecture
  • High resiliency with state-of-the-art cloud security gateways

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