Sentra, the global leader in cloud-native data security for the AI era, today announced the launch of its on-premises data scanners, extending the reach of its platform beyond the cloud to hybrid and private environments.
With this release, organizations can now discover and classify sensitive data stored in traditional fileshares such as NetApp ONTAP, Windows Servers and Unix systems, using protocols including SMB and NFS. The scanners also extend coverage to more than a dozen enterprise databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
This milestone builds on Sentra’s proven track record as the only cloud-native data security platform that ensures data always remains within the customer’s cloud environments, and is never copied to Sentra’s cloud. Now, Sentra’s AI-powered classification and governance engine can be deployed in organizations that require onsite data processing, giving them the flexibility to protect structured and unstructured data across cloud and on-premises environments.
Unified Security Across Cloud and On-Premises
With the new on-premises scanners, organizations can:
- Discover and classify sensitive data across fileshares and databases with the same AI-driven accuracy available in the cloud
- Detect and protect exposure of critical data moving between on-premises and cloud environments
- Strengthen adherence to industry and government compliance frameworks
- Safeguard against exposure risks introduced by GenAI platforms, copilots and AI agents
Empowering Channel Partners
For channel partners, these advancements create new opportunities to deliver hybrid data security solutions that meet customers where they are, whether fully cloud-centric, entirely on-premises, or anywhere in between. Partners can now offer a single, unified data security platform that provides consistent visibility, classification and governance across the full data estate.
“Organizations shouldn’t have to compromise on data security just because their sensitive information lives in different places,” said Yair Cohen, VP Product and Co-Founder of Sentra.
“With our new on-premises scanners, customers gain unmatched flexibility to secure structured and unstructured data wherever it resides, whether in the cloud, hybrid, or private — while partners can unlock new revenue streams delivering the most comprehensive data security platform on the market.”
