Netskope Announces "NewEdge AI Fast Path" to Optimize Communication for AI Applications

Netskope Japan (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter, Netskope), a leader in the industry with the latest security and network technologies for the cloud and AI era, has announced NewEdge AI Fast Path. This feature set optimizes network paths to critical AI destinations, including AI applications on public clouds, private clouds, and neo-clouds, and is already being offered to Netskope customers. It aims to reduce latency, cut costs, optimize performance, enhance resilience, and provide a secure user experience for organizations using AI applications and companies deploying agent-based AI. Furthermore, Netskope operates a total of four data centers in Japan—two in Tokyo and two in Osaka—establishing a system to securely process domestic users' AI traffic via the shortest routes.

Resolving the "Security vs. Speed" Dilemma

According to recent surveys, in the AI era, demands for performance, resilience, and security are increasing, yet only 18% of IT infrastructure and operations leaders are confident that their current systems and budgets can meet these demands. While companies want to expand their use of AI, over-reliance on traditional security tools and inadequate network infrastructure often forces them to compromise either security or user experience. This can lead to delays in AI adoption due to security concerns, or the avoidance of security inspections for AI traffic. There is also a risk that users, trying to avoid performance degradation, might bypass critical security controls.

Netskope customers do not need to compromise between security and user experience. This is made possible by Netskope NewEdge, a carrier-grade private cloud that forms the foundation of the Netskope One platform. Netskope NewEdge provides security, networking, analytics, and AI services. AI Fast Path is a series of features included in NewEdge that deliver superior performance and efficiency even for the most demanding AI applications. Specific benefits include:

Improved Response Speed: Shortens inference time from prompt to response, minimizing Time to First Token (TTFT) for interactive AI.

Optimized Agent-based AI: Accelerates complex multi-prompt agent workflows through high-speed processing required for rapid and iterative AI subtasks.

Optimized LLM Performance: Enhances the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) when accessing large volumes of distributed data, such as via MCP gateways.

Accelerated RAG: Speeds up connections between LLMs and external data sources, supporting Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with higher quality real-time output.

Yuuichi Gonda, Vice President and Country Manager of Netskope Japan K.K., stated: "As organizations evolve at the speed of AI, there should be no need to compromise between security and performance, and such a compromise should never happen. Netskope is recognized as a market leader that provides value to almost all users on the communication path, ensuring security while maintaining network performance equivalent to, or in some cases exceeding, direct internet connections. Optimizing the user experience for business-critical AI is part of this. We are pleased to help our customers keep pace with AI without increasing unnecessary risks."

Netskope Continuously Expands NewEdge

Unlike other vendors who rely on public clouds or third-party providers, Netskope directly manages its own data center infrastructure, providing full compute capabilities and security services at the edge across all locations. Availability, traffic processing capacity, and security effectiveness are guaranteed by industry-leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Netskope NewEdge sets modern standards in security and networking. It meets customer requirements for world-class coverage, end-to-end performance, and resilience, ensuring business continuity even in the event of unpredictable occurrences like natural disasters or cable cuts ("black swans").