As organizations adopt AI, many face challenges in ensuring their data is accessible, reliable, and compliant with security requirements. Nearly three-quarters of IT decision-makers say that AI use increases vulnerability to cyberattacks¹. In this context, data trust and protection are essential for developing responsible AI.
The traditional process of preparing and transferring data using extract, transform, and load (ETL) workflows remains complex and can create compliance risks if not properly managed.
Data Rooms is designed to enable authorized users to locate and prepare data directly from backup repositories in on-premises and cloud environments. It incorporates governance mechanisms that ensure approved datasets are securely shared and exported, with automatic classification, sensitivity tagging, and audit logging.
The system operates within Commvault Cloud's zero-trust architecture, using role-based access controls (RBAC) and encryption of data at rest and in transit to maintain data traceability and security from backup to use in AI or analytics projects.
By integrating with Commvault Cloud, Data Rooms provides controlled access to files, emails, and objects across various environments, automating data discovery and classification to create AI-ready information sets.
Key benefits:
Efficient data access: Facilitates the extraction and preparation of historical information in standard formats such as Apache Iceberg or Parquet, suitable for analytics and AI.
Regulatory compliance: Improves data lifecycle governance through automated classification, redaction policies, and audit controls.
Operational simplification: Reduces the need for manual ETL processes by automating data discovery, curation, and delivery to platforms such as Snowflake or Microsoft Azure.
The Commvault Data Rooms offering is currently available in early access, with general availability planned for winter 2026, at which time further pricing and distribution details will be published.
¹ Geller, E. (October 7, 2025). https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/it-leaders-concern-ai-cyberattacks-survey/802151/
