Skyhigh Networks named 'Cool Vendor'

Skyhigh Networks, the cloud visibility and control company, recently announced that Gartner (News - Alert), Inc has selected the company as a "Cool Vendor" in its new report ‘’Cool Vendors in Security: Security Services, 2013.’’

Skyhigh Networks enables and accelerates the safe and profitable adoption of cloud services within an organization. The Skyhigh Networks Cloud Services Manager, delivered as a zero footprint, cloud-based, multi-tenant service, enables companies to embrace cloud services with appropriate levels of security and governance, while lowering overall risk and cost. The company allows every business to safely and simply leverage cloud services by addressing the pain it has with the viral, uncontrolled adoption of cloud services by its employees, especially from personal mobile devices.

"Gartner has identified a new crop of security services that leverage innovations in cloud systems," stated the Gartner report. "CISOs and other security decision makers should consider new vendors of cloud-based security services. These vendors bring a unique potential to IT environments that are grappling with a host of security issues."

With customers including Cisco (News - Alert), Equinix, and Torrance Memorial Medical Center, the company was nominated as a finalist for the RSA Conference 2013 Most Innovative Company award. Skyhigh is led by an experienced team from Akamai, Cisco, Paypal, and Symantec (News - Alert); and is venture-backed by Greylock Partners.

"We consider being included in the Gartner Cool Vendor report as confirmation of Skyhigh Networks' unique approach to shining a light on 'Shadow IT' and enabling and accelerating the safe and responsible adoption of cloud services," said Rajiv Gupta, Skyhigh Networks co-founder and CEO, in a statement. "Previously, organizations had no way to discover the cloud services employees were using and the ensuing risks, and they had no way to reduce these risks or comply with their security, privacy, regulatory, or governance requirements — which is the unique value Skyhigh delivers."