With this expansion, Okta positions itself as a key enabler of secure AI adoption, zero trust architecture, and identity-first cybersecurity for India’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
Okta, Inc. has strengthened its long-term commitment to India with the launch of in-country Okta Platform tenants, delivering data residency, regulatory compliance, and enhanced disaster recovery for Indian enterprises. The move is aimed at helping highly regulated industries—including banking, financial services, insurance (BFSI), healthcare, and government sectors—securely scale AI adoption while addressing advanced cyber risks.
As India rapidly embraces AI-driven digital transformation, identity security and governance are emerging as critical challenges. According to Okta research, 91% of organisations already use AI agents, yet only 10% have a mature strategy to manage non-human identities. This growing governance gap exposes enterprises to identity-based cyber threats, compliance risks, and operational vulnerabilities.
To address this, Okta’s Identity Security Fabric provides a unified control plane that manages and secures all identities—human, machine, and AI agents—across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. The introduction of India-based tenants enables organisations to align security with national data protection expectations while accelerating innovation.
“With AI agents entering the workforce, traditional perimeter-based security models are no longer sufficient. Our local investment in India allows organisations to adopt AI confidently, with strong identity governance, compliance, and resilience built into the foundation,” said Stephanie Barnett, VP Presales and Interim GM, Okta APJ.
“AI is fundamentally reshaping how work is done, but it also introduces new security challenges. By enabling data residency and comprehensive identity security within India’s borders, Okta empowers enterprises—especially in BFSI and healthcare—to protect sensitive data, meet compliance requirements, and innovate with confidence,” said Shakeel Khan, RVP and Country Manager, Okta India.
Key Benefits for Indian Enterprises
Data Residency and Regulatory Compliance:
Hosted on AWS India, Okta’s local tenants allow organisations to store identity data within India, supporting internal governance policies and compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and sector-specific regulatory requirements. This enhances trust for enterprises operating under strict data sovereignty mandates.
Securing the AI Frontier:
The in-country platform enables organisations to extend identity protection to AI agents, service accounts, and machine identities, ensuring consistent access controls and reducing exposure to AI-powered cyberattacks, credential abuse, and identity sprawl.
Enhanced Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity:
Okta’s advanced disaster recovery capabilities improve operational resilience, ensuring high availability and continuity during regional outages or infrastructure disruptions—critical for mission-critical workloads.
Both new and existing Okta customers will be able to deploy workloads in the India region in early 2026, supporting scalable growth and secure cloud adoption.
