Netskope Expands NewEdge Network Data Sovereignty Support
Netskope said it enhanced its NewEdge Network infrastructure to support data sovereignty and national data localization capabilities across more regions. The update matters for enterprises that must keep data and related activity within defined geographic boundaries while operating secure access services edge configurations.
Netskope framed the changes around in-country handling of data location and control through what it described as network transport, data processing, domestic storage, and metadata governance. It said the service is available for organizations in two dozen countries that can select configurations supporting those four components.
The NewEdge Network architecture was described as operating with national data localization features for network transport, data processing, and metadata governance across major regions of the world. Netskope said the platform could monitor, inspect, and control traffic flows and metadata within national boundaries, and provide real-time observability. It also described a fully auditable environment for customers to review activity, user actions, and system changes, with sovereignty posture subject to third-party validation and certifications for legal and governmental auditing.
Netskope said NewEdge is a private cloud network infrastructure that powers its security and network services, and that NewEdge expansion now comprised over 120 data centers across more than 80 regions, with additions in Indonesia and Turkey. It also said it recently announced NewEdge AI Fast Path, which provides optimized routing and local processing for AI workloads. “With organizations moving at AI speed, any trade-off between governance and performance is unacceptable,” said Joe DePalo, Chief Platform Officer at Netskope. “Our in-country data plane architecture combined with local data storage enables our customers to meet the non-negotiable demand for digital control while optimizing the user experience for business-critical AI, web, cloud and SaaS traffic.”