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As cyber threats evolve and become more sophisticated, securing Active Directory should be a top priority for every organization. AD holds the keys to an organization's infrastructure. Misconfigurations, user errors, and dormant accounts can be problematic. It’s also becoming a popular vector for ransomware attacks, as bad actors who penetrate AD can elevate privileges and steal, corrupt, or deny access to critical applications and their data. This allows cybercriminals to silently traverse infrastructure, workstations, and applications to establish their foothold in a centralized location to control business assets. Safeguard Microsoft AD and Entra ID data from a single solutionActive Directory (AD) is today's digital fortress – and it's under siege. 90% of today's ransomware attacks are gunning for your AD. Why? Because it's the gateway to your entire digital kingdom. Check out this solution brief to see how we're revolutionizing AD protection. Four things to consider with Active Dir
We’re thrilled to announce that Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Google Workspace is generally available! You can now protect your critical Gmail, Google Drive, and Shared Drive data right from the same familiar interface you use today. One Interface for Your SaaS Apps Protection NeedsSaaS applications are not immune to data loss. Accidental deletions, ransomware attacks, and other unforeseen events can wreak havoc on productivity. According to a recent ESG survey, 34% of SaaS data loss is due to malicious deletions and 33% to accidental deletions.** Given these risks, protecting the data within the SaaS applications that run your business is not just a good idea—it’s essential.Google Workspace is a highly resilient platform and goes to great lengths to secure customer data, including built-in threat prevention, zero trust access, and data protection controls. However, businesses typically adopt multiple SaaS apps to provide their teams with the tools they need to get the work
Rewatch this session from December 11 to see how Commvault Cloud helps drive cyber readiness with unique capabilities leveraging AWS services to simplify and automate recovery testing. You'll hear from Commvault’s Dinesh Reddy and Ryan O’Connor how to provision secure, immutable storage copies with the security and scale of Amazon S3 and recover mission critical workloads from on-premises and cloud into isolated Amazon EC2 environments. They also share tips to help you test and hone your recovery practice, enable forensic analysis, or expedite recovery of clean data after a breach or attack. Watch on-demand here
In October, I gave you a sneak peak of the Readiverse launch. I also promised it was just the beginning of our new vision for cyber resilience and readiness education. Today, I’m excited to make good on that promise with two new, exciting improvements to the Readiverse. A new Cyber Resilience Certification courseThe Readiverse now offers a self-guided, online, Cyber Resilience Certification Course.The course focuses on the fundamental principles of cyber resilience, covering topics such as early warning systems, threat detection, and advanced recovery techniques. Participants gain hands-on experience in configuring and integrating Commvault solutions, including mastering the art of Cleanroom Recovery to minimize downtime and data loss.Through a blend of self-paced e-learning modules and hands-on lab sessions, you’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to protect your organization's assets and the confidence and peace of mind you have the latest skills and knowledge in cyber resilie
Are you prepared for the worst-case scenario? What happens when the system that keeps your business running goes down? Active Directory is the backbone of enterprise identity and access management, authenticating millions of users worldwide. If AD goes offline, so does the business - making it a prime target for attackers. Join Commvault experts for an immersive webinar where we'll simulate a real-world Active Directory outage. Witness the cascading effects of AD failure and learn how to accelerate the restoration of AD—and business operations—fast. Discover tools and tactics to streamline recovery, minimize downtime, and protect access to essential systems. Don’t wait until disaster strikes. Register now to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to safeguard your organization's most critical asset. SpeakersDan Conrad - Principal Technologist, CommvaultMike Odisho - Director, SaaS Specialist, Commvault
Today, we are excited to welcome Appranix, a cloud application discovery and rebuild company, to the Commvault family. With Appranix, Commvault extends cyber recovery and resilience to include automated discovery and protection of distributed and dynamic cloud applications services, infrastructure and data. The result is dramatically reduced risk and improved resilience with automated rebuilds for superior availability. “By bringing in Appranix’s exceptional technology and talented workforce, we are unlocking the opportunity to marry our industry-leading recovery capabilities with their next-generation cloud-native rebuild and restoration capabilities,” said Sanjay Mirchandani, President & CEO, Commvault. The initial integration will launch later this summer; in the meantime you can find Appranix in the lar marketplaces. Read the full press release here. FAQ What was announced? On April 16, Commvault announced the acquisition of Appranix, a cloud application discovery and rebui
Surprise, surprise, award season and red-carpet looks are not the only things to look forward to this quarter. FR 11.23 has something for everybody. Unveiling the Feature Release highlights in 3, 2, 1… Security Ransomware protection of DR BackupsKnow what Ashton Kutcher must’ve done to protect his Cheetos stash from his wife Mila Kunis? Trusted Commvault with his DR Cheetos collection. When Mila comes near his DR backup collection, the location gets locked automatically. So, when everything’s sabotaged, secretly knowing that your DR backups remain intact will make you look at the glass as half full. It’s a Commvault thing.If you know, you know. If you don’t, may I suggest that you watch the Cheetos super bowl commercial? Integration with CyberArkSure, one’d stand out when one admits that she doesn’t like Schitt’s Creek. It’s not funny. I would stop hurting you now. Do you want to school such people into liking the best show on planet earth (hey, your words not mine) or would you rather
Docker Change On Dec 15th 2020, Commvault released Feature Release 11.22 which represents the third software release to support protection of Docker containers that are managed by Kubernetes. Commvault also announced deprecation of the Docker Virtual Server Agent (VSA) What changed? Commvault has observed a significant shift from our customers and the containerization market in general towards orchestrated container platforms like Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP) and Kubernetes. As popularity for RHOCP and other Kubernetes distributions has grown, we have observed a reduction in demand for native Docker protection. In line with market trends, Commvault announced Deprecation and End-of-life for the Docker VSA functionality in Feature Release 11.22Deprecation and End-of-LifeVirtual Server Agent (VSA) Docker Support is EndingBeginning in Feature Release 11.23, you will not be able to create any VSA Docker clients. Existing clients will continue to function but will not r
We’ve concluded the global Connections on the Road series EMEA and Asia Pacific stops. Check out the highlights and on-demand videos here.The Connections on the Road events brought together experts to help drive data protection, data security, and data compliance programs and opportunities to network with colleagues in cities around the world. Be sure to stay tuned here in the Commvault Community and on Commvault.com for future events!
Hi! I’m Jenni Adair, Head of Customer Advocacy here at Commvault. Today is an exciting day as we just launched Vault Club, our new customer engagement platform. Yes! Can you tell I’m excited?! What is Vault Club you say? Well, Vault Club, is a channel for Commvault to form genuine, mutually-beneficial connections with our customers, and a way to understand their experiences, challenges and aspirations. By delivering unique and personalized interactions and curating memorable moments in a self-guided environment, we offer a program that truly resonates with the unique needs of each Commvault customer, and delivers real value back to our business. Our fun-first approach injects excitement into every interaction, engaging customers through interactive campaigns and memorable, gamified activities. Or, in other words, it’s a cool place to hang out every day for a few minutes or once a week for an hour to get up to speed on anything and everything Commvault. The choice is yours. Click here
If you missed the live event on October 28... never fear, the replays are here!Commvault Connections21 keynotes and breakout sessions are now available to view on-demand. The premier data services event was broadcast live worldwide from Commvault headquarters on October 28, 2021. The event features keynotes for attendees around the world as well as breakout sessions, product demos, and networking activities focused on how IT professionals can accelerate their cloud journeys and digital transformation while mitigating the risk of data sprawl, fragmentation, and relentless security threats.Visit the Connections21 site for more info and to view recordings on demand. Join the online CONNECTIONS conversation using the official event hashtag #CVConnections21 and following @Commvault on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Our On-Demand Learning Library is now free and available to all Commvault customers and partners!Access our free library to improve your skills and learn from our master instructors and subject matter experts as they tackle everything from cloud storage, scaling for deduplication databases, best practices for data protection and recovery, and much more!Choose from short videos and articles to more in-depth, self-paced training modules. You can now access the library directly at https://commvaultondemand.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ODLL/overview. And if you have questions for our Enablement team about this library, feel free to ask them here.
Many of you in the Commvault Community are familiar with Michael Stempf from our partner ecosystem and as one of our longest-tenured Certified Experts (formerly Certified Masters). But you may not know that, last summer, Michael joined Commvault as Director, Product & Ecosystem Strategy. We sat down with Michael recently to talk about how his career pivoted to cyber recovery and resilience, why he joined Commvault, and the one thing he urges customers to do now. This is the first in a series of profiles we’re excited to launch in the Community in 2024. Pivot to Recovery: A Defining Career MomentMichael has overseen hundreds of data recoveries in his career. But he’ll never forget the one that inspired his pivot from storage to security.As Principal Architect at Sirius Computer Solutions (since acquired by CDW), Michael worked with some of the biggest players in the industry and his firm had racked up numerous “partner of the year” accolades. But on Christmas Eve 2019, all was not
Missed Commvault Virtual Connections? Good news! All of our breakout sessions from learning BaaS basics to ransomware readiness are now on-demand for you to prepare your data in 2021. Watch now: https://www.commvaultvirtualconnections.com/Jan21/page/1708608/agenda We’d love to continue the conversation here in our community!
Our September customer webinar on Commvault Platform Release 2023E (CPR2023E), the annual long-term Support release, is now on demand! Get an in-depth tour and hear from @Thomas Bryant, Director of Product Marketing, Bryan Clarke, Senior Product Manager, @Brian Bruno, Customer Support Engineer, and other Commvault experts about how the latest features and capabilities accelerate your cyber-defense and enable your organization to further secure, defend, and recover your data. View on-demand here.Find details on the release and individual or expanded capabilties in the Community here. Stay tuned for an FAQ summarizing Q&A from the webinar sessions soon. Be sure to post your questions here in the Community, whether about the features themselves or how to access or deploy. For Commvault Partners, check Partner Advantage for replays of the August partner preview webinar.
Commvault Launch Event: Data Protection, Redefined Now available on-demand, get an inside look at the latest security solutions that are redefining data protection for the hybrid cloud environment of today—and tomorrow. Hear from leaders at TAG Cyber, Justworks, and Commvault on how organizations can seamlessly secure data across all environments, actively defend and recover from threats faster, reduce TCO, and much more. You’ll learn:How your organization’s security posture stacks up against the current state of data protection How to leverage new security solutions to boost ransomware protection and detect threats earlier Ways CISOs are bridging the gap between IT and security teams for tighter integration and improved resiliency Click here to view.And be sure to stay tuned here in the Community over the coming weeks for more details on the capabilities discussed and the coming Commvault Platform Release 2023E.
Hello, Community!The Commvault web team is looking for customers and partners to participate in a quick (5 - 10 minute) online survey about our Commvault.com home page redesign. If you’re interested, like this post, reply or send me a DM.Later we’ll send you an email with a link to the survey and award points toward our online store. Your help is appreciated!
Innovate with Confidence Join us November 2 - 3 for Commvault Connections 2022. A truly global event, Connections 22 includes keynotes, a customer panel, innovation roadmap and technical sessions with experts and partners to help you accelerate your business transformations and go on offense to halt ransomware attacks and other threats. We’re also excited to announce our inaugural Customer Innovation Awards showcasing cutting-edge use of cloud data management!Click here to get all the details on agenda, schedule, and register today. Join us from the region and time that is best for you: Americas: November 2nd at 11:00 AM EDT EMEA: November 3rd at 9:00 AM GMT APJ: November 3rd at 11:30 AM SGT Be sure to follow @Commvault on Twitter and LinkedIn for the latest updates leading up to the events, and tag #CVConnections22 to join the conversation.
Did you miss our session April 9? Not to worry! You can catch the replay of our expert panel discussing the importance of cyber readiness through recovery testing and risk management in the new era of cyber threats. Our industry experts delved into the impact of new rules and governance around SEC and DORA cybersecurity disclosure regulations, strategies for bridging the gap between incident response planning and readiness, leveraging AI to combat increasingly AI-driven threats, and emerging trends in cyber insurance and forensics. You’ll walk away with greater insight on:How to proactively plan and protect your organization’s assets How to use AI to combat AI-driven threats to build better cyber resilience Ways to create an operation that applies best practices in security, governance, and risk management Watch the webinar on-demand here.
