Commvault has announced the launch of Data Rooms, a secure environment that allows enterprises to safely connect their backup data with internal or external artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. The new offering helps organisations turn their protected data into AI-ready assets while maintaining governance, compliance, and security.
Addressing AI data access and security challenges
As more enterprises adopt AI, many face challenges in making data accessible and reliable. According to recent research, nearly three-quarters of IT leaders believe AI increases their organisation’s vulnerability to cyberattacks. This highlights the need for trust and compliance in how sensitive data is managed and used.
Commvault’s Data Rooms aims to address these issues by bridging the gap between data protection and data activation. It allows authorised users to locate and prepare data directly from backup repositories across on-premises and cloud environments. The platform integrates classification, sensitivity tagging, and audit trails to ensure datasets remain compliant and traceable as they are activated for AI and analytics.
Operating within Commvault Cloud’s zero-trust framework, Data Rooms employs encryption for data at rest and in transit, along with role-based access controls. These measures ensure that only approved users can access and share data in compliance with company policies.
Turning backup data into AI-ready assets
Data Rooms enables enterprises to manage and export backup data efficiently without needing another standalone AI management platform. By combining governed self-service access with automated compliance controls, the system simplifies the process of preparing and sharing data with AI models.
“AI initiatives often stall because organisations can’t safely access or prepare the data they already have,” said Jonathan Brown, Lead Analyst at Omdia. “Commvault’s Data Rooms connect resilience and analytics in a controlled, auditable way, helping enterprises operationalise AI faster without increasing risk.”
Through integration with Commvault Cloud, the service provides governed access to files, emails, and objects, allowing for the discovery and preparation of AI-ready datasets. This eliminates manual extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes, reducing the risk of compliance breaches that can occur when moving data across systems.
Supporting compliance and accelerating insights
Commvault designed Data Rooms to help organisations gain insights more quickly while maintaining compliance across the entire data lifecycle. It enables data export in open-standard, AI-friendly formats such as Apache Iceberg and Parquet, helping businesses use historical data to train AI models or enhance business intelligence.
The platform’s automated governance features, including AI-enabled classification and policy-based redaction, help organisations protect sensitive information while enabling responsible AI use. “Organisations are beginning to realise that their historical data is more than just insurance, it’s a powerful, untapped strategic asset,” said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer at Commvault. “With Commvault Data Rooms, enterprises can confidently export their secondary data and harness it with the AI platform of their choice to unlock new opportunities for intelligence, innovation, and business growth.”
Commvault’s Data Rooms is currently available through early access, with general availability expected in early 2026. Pricing information will be shared closer to launch.
