{"id":100749,"date":"2019-09-24T21:26:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=434527"},"modified":"2019-09-24T21:26:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T21:26:42","slug":"zscaler-partner-of-the-year-award-recognizes-microsoft-commitment-to-helping-customers-secure-their-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/09\/24\/zscaler-partner-of-the-year-award-recognizes-microsoft-commitment-to-helping-customers-secure-their-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Zscaler Partner of the Year award recognizes Microsoft commitment to helping customers secure their environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/zscaler-partner-of-the-year-award-recognizes-microsoft-commitment-to-helping-customers-secure-their-environments.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Last week at Zscaler\u2019s user conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zscaler.com\/press\/zscaler-awards-industry-partners-zenith-live-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zenith Live<\/a>, Microsoft received Zscaler\u2019s Technology Partner of the Year Award in the Impact category. The award was given to Microsoft for the depth and breadth of integrations we\u2019ve collaborated with Zscaler on and the positive feedback received from customers about these integrations.<\/p>\n<p>Together with Zscaler\u2014a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/partnerships\/intelligent-security-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)<\/a> member\u2014we\u2019re focused on providing our joint customers with secure, fast access to the cloud for every user. Since partnering with Zscaler, we\u2019ve delivered several integrations that help our customers better secure their environments, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/services\/active-directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)<\/a> integration to extend conditional access policies to Zscaler applications to validate user access to cloud-based applications. We also announced support for <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Azure-Active-Directory-Identity\/Automated-user-provisioning-for-Zscaler-now-in-public-preview\/ba-p\/357184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">user provisioning of Zscaler applications<\/a> to enable automated, policy-based provisioning and deprovisioning of user accounts with Azure AD.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/Enterprise-Mobility-Security\/Microsoft-and-Zscaler-enhance-the-remote-user-experience-for-iOS\/ba-p\/253640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Intune<\/a> integration that allows IT administrators to provision Zscaler applications to specific Azure AD users or groups within the Intune console and configure connections by using the existing Intune VPN profile workflow.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/cloud-app-security\/zscaler-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Cloud App Security<\/a> integration to discover and manage access to Shadow IT in an organization. Zscaler can be leveraged to send traffic data to Microsoft\u2019s Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) to assess cloud services against risk and compliance requirements before making access control decisions for the discovered cloud apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to see customers use Zscaler and Microsoft solutions together to deliver fast, secure, and direct access to the applications they need. The Technology Partner of the Year Award is a testament of Microsoft\u2019s commitment to helping customers better secure their environments.\u201d<br \/>\u2014Punit Minocha, Vice President of Business Development at Zscaler<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe close collaboration between our teams and deep integration across Zscaler and Microsoft solutions help our joint customers be more secure and ensure their users stay productive. We\u2019re pleased to partner with Zscaler and honored to be named Zscaler\u2019s Technology Partner of the Year.\u201d<br \/>\u2014Alex Simons, Corporate Vice President of Program Management at Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to be Zscaler\u2019s Technology Partner of the Year in the Impact category and look forward to our continued partnership and what Zscaler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week at Zscaler\u2019s user conference, Zenith Live, Microsoft received Zscaler\u2019s Technology Partner of the Year Award in the Impact category. The award was given to Microsoft for the depth and breadth of integrations we\u2019ve collaborated with Zscaler on and the positive feedback received from customers about these integrations. 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