Zscaler Wins 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Security in the Application Category
AI / Cyber Security | 3 min read
Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS; San Jose, California; the pioneer and global leader in Zero Trust security; 160+ data centres globally), has received the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Security in the Application category. Announced during the Google Cloud Next 2026 event, the Application Security Award recognises Zscaler's significant contributions to the Google Cloud ecosystem — delivering Zero Trust security through innovative AI-driven threat prevention. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, combined with Google's AI-powered infrastructure, provides autonomous, data-centric protection for users and applications. Zscaler continues to see strong customer demand across AI Security, Zero Trust Everywhere, and Data Security on Google Cloud Platform.
"Zscaler's partnership with Google Cloud is redefining how businesses harness the power of AI with Zero Trust security at the core. By extending Zero Trust deeper into the cloud, we are helping organisations accelerate their digital journeys — delivering simpler operations, stronger protection, and a modernised experience that secures every connection without the constraints of legacy network security."
— Raveesh Chugh, VP, BD – Global Cloud Alliance, Zscaler
Zero Trust Exchange — AI Security, Google Integrations, and AI Footprint Mapping
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform integrates deeply across the Google Cloud stack — providing security for Google workloads, DLP for Workspace users, and integration with Google SecOps and the Vertex AI platform. Customers of all sizes can securely adopt Google Cloud and address critical use cases including Zero Trust access to SAP, DLP for Workspace, private app access, and Chromebook device security. A key differentiator in the AI era: Zscaler provides AI footprint inventory and dependency mapping — spanning GenAI services, models, agents, servers, and AI infrastructure — to improve governance and security as organisations expand their AI deployments on Google Cloud. Distributed across 160+ data centres globally, the Zero Trust Exchange combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day, unlocking productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.
"The Google Cloud Partner Awards honour the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers. We are proud to name Zscaler a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, celebrating their role in driving customer success over the last year."
— Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Google Cloud
Key Takeaways
- • Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS; San Jose, California; pioneer and global leader in Zero Trust security; 160+ global data centres; VP BD Global Cloud Alliance: Raveesh Chugh) has received the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Security — Application category. Announced at Google Cloud Next 2026 on 21 April 2026. Recognition highlights Zscaler's significant contributions to the Google Cloud ecosystem delivering Zero Trust security through innovative AI-driven threat prevention.
- • Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ + Google Cloud integration: security for Google workloads; DLP for Workspace users; integration with Google SecOps and Vertex AI platform. Key use cases: Zero Trust access to SAP, DLP for Workspace, private app access, and Chromebook device security. Platform combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations daily across 160+ global data centres. Strong customer demand across three areas: AI Security, Zero Trust Everywhere, and Data Security on Google Cloud.
- • AI footprint inventory and dependency mapping: a key AI-era capability — Zscaler maps AI footprints by correlating assets, access, and runtime behaviour across GenAI services, models, agents, servers, and AI infrastructure. This inventory and dependency mapping spans the full AI stack, enabling governance and security as organisations expand AI deployments on Google Cloud. The award reflects recognition of this AI Security capability — specifically, the ability to provide autonomous, data-centric protection as AI workloads proliferate across Google Cloud environments.
- • Business momentum: Q2 FY2026 revenue of $815.8 million — 26% year-on-year growth. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) grew 25%, with ARR guidance raised to 24% for full year FY2026 following a second quarter that exceeded the high end of guidance on both revenue and profitability metrics. The world's largest businesses, critical infrastructure organisations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data, and devices and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives.
- • Strategic context: the Google Cloud Next 2026 recognition comes as enterprises are actively reassessing security stacks in light of AI deployments — with AI agents, GenAI services, and AI infrastructure creating new attack surfaces that traditional perimeter security cannot address. Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange, deeply integrated with Google Cloud's Vertex AI and SecOps platforms, positions it as the security layer for AI-driven cloud architectures. The award specifically in the Application Security category highlights how tightly Zscaler's platform is embedded in Google Cloud's AI-powered infrastructure — a differentiator in enterprise security procurement as customers prefer vendors already integrated with their chosen cloud provider.