Varonis Systems has announced the opening of its first data centre in Australia to support customers moving to Varonis’ SaaS offering. The new data centre, located in Sydney, will help Varonis customers demonstrate compliance with national data sovereignty rules and enable them to leverage Varonis’ world-class visibility, automation, and support.
The new data centre will help Varonis meet growing demand from the local market at a time when Australian companies have been hit hard by a relentless wave of ransomware attacks and proposed Australian Privacy Act amendments place increased scrutiny and potential data breach fines on organisations that fail to protect personal information.
“After doubling our team in the past year, Varonis is proud to announce we are positioned for further growth with our new data centre in Australia, which opens the door for organisations interested in adopting Varonis’ SaaS offering,” said Varonis Vice President of APAC Scott Leach. “Privacy-minded companies can be assured data is kept locally while they benefit from everything our SaaS platform brings to the table – from classifying critical data and slashing exposure, to putting a stop to threats such as ransomware and insider attacks – automatically and with minimal effort.”
“As a health insurance company, safeguarding our customers’ personal health information through data security is a top priority,” said Dinesh Babu, Head of Information Security and Compliance at Teachers Health. “It builds trust, ensures compliance, and reduces the risk of data breaches, ultimately contributing to our continued success. We value the investment that Varonis is making in establishing a local data centre to help organisations like ours realise our data security objectives, as well as provide a lower total cost of ownership and greater level of capability.”
