The Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) modernized its IT infrastructure by replacing an aging secure internet gateway with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange as part of its cloud-first transformation. Supporting Australia's federal grants administration, the organization migrated core applications to Microsoft Azure, adopted Microsoft 365 E5, and deployed Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Private Access (ZPA) to enable secure work-from-anywhere for all employees. The transition significantly increased available bandwidth while costing less than upgrading its legacy infrastructure, allowing the agency to move its entire workforce to remote operations within a single week during the COVID-19 pandemic. By simplifying secure connectivity, improving performance, and establishing a scalable cloud

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