Azure NetApp Files is a first-party Microsoft PaaS storage solution powered by NetApp’s technology, that delivers high performance for your enterprise shared data for both Linux and Windows, which is a great fit for numerous workloads such as SAP HANA, databases, HPC, or shared file systems. ANF allows you to store your enterprise data, in an on-prem like experience and with the performance, flexibility, and other enterprise features that you need for your business applications.
Storing and managing enterprise data comes along with responsibilities to manage and handle data privacy. Data is known as the new oil, and companies store many different kinds of data. Whether it is personal information, code files, or unstructured data, it is essential to stay on top of the data to make sure the latest legislation and compliance standards, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), are met.
Cloud Data Sense (formerly Cloud Compliance) is the solution you need to keep an eye on your sensitive data and make sure the latest regulations are followed. It is a data governance solution that leverages Artificial Intelligence to create reports and alerts, by scanning your data and mapping and classifying it between different categories. It will allow your company to reduce your security and compliance risk, decrease storage costs, and assist with your data migration projects.
Now, Cloud Data Sense is available for Azure NetApp Files! All you need is to do is activate it from the Azure Portal, under NetApp Add-ons, in your ANF NetApp account.

You will be redirected to a NetApp website, where you will be able to request a Cloud Data Sense demo.

NetApp Cloud Data Sense allows you to monitor and classify your enterprise data to:
- Identify Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
- Identify a wide scope of sensitive information as required by GDPR, CCPA, PCI, and HIPAA privacy regulations
- Respond to Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR)
- Notify Cloud Manager users through email when files contain certain PII (you define this criteria using Policies)
- View and modify Azure Information Protection (AIP) labels in your files
- Add a custom status to files (for example, “needs to be moved”) and assign a Cloud Manager user so that person can own the change to the files
- Move and delete files
You will be able to manage, visualise and identify the kind of data you are storing, integrated a SaaS portal called Cloud Manager. It allows you to scan Azure NetApp Files storage, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure Blob… and many others! In the following video, you will get a sneak peek of how does the Cloud Data Sense dashboard looks like.
Identify stale data, duplicated files, full mapping report, classify between levels of sensitivity, permissions, personal information… and many more! Also, search for a specific user, text; get custom reports about how are you being compliant with the latest regulations.
Find anything, anywhere, anytime, and leverage Artificial Intelligence to stay on top of your data. Get started now with a free trial!