Case Study: API Group achieves lower bandwidth usage and stronger web security with Zscaler

API - Customer Case Study

The customer, API, a leading global manufacturer of specialized packaging materials, faced significant challenges with its legacy on-premise web security solution. The system required backhauling all internet traffic to central gateways, which consumed expensive MPLS bandwidth. This approach also left their mobile workforce unprotected as they bypassed the centralized controls entirely. API turned to the Zscaler cloud security service to address these issues.

Zscaler implemented its cloud-based web security service, which provided advanced threat protection and policy enforcement without the need for on-premise hardware. A clientless deployment using Proxy Auto-Configuration files ensured immediate protection for all users, including remote workers. By routing traffic through Zscaler’s global network of local enforcement nodes, API eliminated the need for backhauling, which preserved MPLS bandwidth for business applications and provided employees with a fast, low-latency internet experience. The company reported that Zscaler doubled their web security capabilities while simultaneously reducing cost and complexity.

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Patrick Kittle

Global Infrastructure Manager