Zscaler Opens Kuala Lumpur Data Centre To Boost Capacity, Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Zscaler has announced the launch of a new data centre in Kuala Lumpur to deliver greater capacity, performance, and resiliency for customers in Malaysia.

The company said that as part of Zscaler’s continued investment in Southeast Asia, the new facility is available to all customers in Malaysia and the broader region.

It complements the existing Zscaler infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur, with added capabilities and enhanced resilience aligned with modern artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud requirements.

“Zscaler’s new Kuala Lumpur data centre delivers lower latency and a better digital experience while enforcing granular, identity-based zero trust security to reduce risk and limit attack blast radius, and supports data residency preferences and high availability for public and private sectors.

“In support of Malaysia’s national cybersecurity objectives and National Critical Information Infrastructure (NCII) protection priorities, the new Kuala Lumpur data centre brings the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform closer to users and applications, enhancing performance, resilience, and security,” it said in a statement.

The company highlighted that the Zscaler platform meets rigorous global security benchmarks and has achieved multiple third-party assessments worldwide.

It said as part of Zscaler’s commitment to sustainability, the new facility joins Zscaler’s global footprint of 160+ data centres, all powered by renewable energy.

-- BERNAMA