Commvault expands collaboration with Google Cloud

Commvault expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to enhance data protection, security and resilience for customers and to help cloud-first and hybrid organizations remain resilient.

The companies framed the update against rising threats and regulatory demands: enterprises migrated more workloads to the cloud, ransomware and insider threats grew more sophisticated, recovery windows narrowed, and regulatory pressures increased. According to SentinelOne, 80% of companies had encountered an increase in the frequency of cloud attacks, and industry reports showed average downtime after a ransomware attack was 24 days.

The release introduced Adaptive Incident Response (AIR) Gap Protect (AGP) to enable immutable, indelible backups stored in an isolated, virtually air-gapped location in Google Cloud, and a compliance-ready Archive Tier for long-term retention. It also introduced Commvault Cloud Rewind to rapidly and cleanly rebuild cloud applications and expanded advanced compliance search within the eDiscovery offering to locate and export email messages and files across Google Workspace backups for audits, litigation, or investigations.

The expanded support for Google Cloud users placed Cloud Rewind and Google Workspace protection on Google Cloud Marketplace, made AIR Gap Protect available immediately, and opened Compliance Search in early access with General Availability (GA) targeted for the first half of 2026. The update built on Google Workspace protection that was first announced last year.

“Organizations are under immense pressure to outpace cyberattacks that increasingly target backup environments,” said Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Chief Products Officer, Commvault. “By expanding our collaboration with Google Cloud, we're giving enterprises the confidence that their critical data and cloud applications are protected, isolated, and recoverable, so their business never stops.”

“Cyber resilience is a critical requirement for enterprises operating in the cloud today,” said Asad Khan, Senior Director, Product Management, Storage, Google Cloud. “With Commvault's Air Gap Protect, Cloud Rewind, and enhanced data protection for Google Workspace, customers gain additional defenses against ransomware and the ability to rapidly restore applications and data running on Google Cloud.”

“Ransomware continues to evolve, with attackers increasingly targeting data backup infrastructure to limit recovery options,” said Todd Thiemann, Principal Analyst at Omdia. “Commvault's expansion with Google Cloud, including immutable backups and cross-project recovery, represents an important advancement for enterprises seeking cyber resilience in cloud environments.”