Case Study: Industrial Equipment Manufacturer achieves standardized global web security and reduced latency with Zscaler

Industrial Equipment Manufacturer - Customer Case Study

A private-equity‑owned industrial equipment provider headquartered in the U.S. with operations in 34 countries faced inconsistent web security across its global branches. With McAfee SmartFilter being discontinued and deployment issues causing uneven protection and poor user experience, the company needed a single, low-latency web security solution that could be rolled out quickly to thousands of users worldwide.

After evaluating multiple vendors, the company ran a six-week head‑to‑head test and selected Zscaler’s cloud‑based service for its superior latency, advanced threat protection and ease of deployment (no hardware or software installs). The rollout met tight timelines, improved end‑user performance, delivered better visibility into web traffic for policy decisions, and provided demonstrable, centralized protection across all locations.