Industry experts from Netskope and Optiv explain how their partnership can help organizations secure cloud and AI adoption while balancing innovation governance and real-world security outcomes.
As organizations race to modernize their cloud environments and deploy AI, security and governance cannot be left as an afterthought. In this episode of Partner POV, Katie Bavoso speaks with Netskope and Optiv to explore how a deep, partner-led approach helps customers securely deploy cloud and AI technologies at scale.
Netskope’s Joe Green and Optiv’s Paul Herrmann discuss the real-world impact of SASE, data protection, and shadow AI, and why outcome-driven partnerships are more important than ever in today’s security environment.
Topics covered include:
– Ensure cloud and AI adoption without delaying innovation
– The rise of shadow AI and how to control it
– Why services and governance matter to security outcomes
– How Netskope and Optiv work together to reduce customer friction
– Real customer success stories spanning managed services deployments
Chapter/Timecode
00:00 – Overview and why secure modernization is important
00:57 – Netskope and Optiv partnership explained
02:19 – Netskope’s IPO and what it means for partners
04:30 – Why results are more important than tools alone
05:12 – AI innovation and security and compliance challenges
06:09 – How Netskope secures your cloud and AI journey
08:03 – What is Shadow AI and why is it dangerous?
10:01 – How Optiv adds value with governance and services
11:14 – Partner collaboration before customer meeting
14:34 – Customer success stories from implementation to scale
18:05 – Click here to learn more about Netskope and Optiv
Katie Bavoso is a 2017 New England Regional Emmy Award-nominated broadcaster with over 10 years of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career in television news, she pivoted to the IT channel, helping connect vendors, solution and service providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie currently hosts Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series that highlights the IT Channel’s most innovative solution providers.
