"Shift" is a well-known word, largely because of the countless contacts on the computer keyboard, so much so that it also has a common name: "uppercase key", which can make lowercase become uppercase, so that the keys have more functions. "The world has changed dramatically, so we have to make a huge shift, and that's why we've set the theme for today, which is SHIFT." Martin Creighan, vice president of Commvault Asia Pacific, said in a media interview.
Commvault, a recognized global leader in intelligent data services for local, cloud and SaaS environments, further explained through this China event that in the face of changes in data storage and the full explosion of generative AI, enterprises need to achieve a new transformation of cyber resilience in order to become faster and stronger.
The changing network environment
Just by looking at how a profile's data is stored, you can see that it has changed dramatically compared to a few years ago. Many people may have more than 2 cloud disks, and they may have built their own NAS, and at the same time, a lot of data is still stored in the local terminal device, and some of the data will be interconnected with the cloud from time to time.
The same is true for enterprises, where hybrid cloud has become the mainstream choice, and data is often dispersed. In addition, data is exploding, and if not used properly, it means that opportunities continue to be lost. Protecting this data is becoming increasingly challenging. More than 90% of organizations report that cyber resilience is impacted by fragmentation.
David Chen, Technical Director of Commvault Asia, summarized the three main problems faced by many enterprises: the complexity of too many point tools to create a patchwork of point solutions that makes protection across mixed workloads a huge challenge and creates an opportunity for ransomware to thrive, and the second is that the "box" is difficult to scale, that is, when there is not enough storage, the "box" Increasingly, most competitors are adopting outdated, proprietary device-based approaches that make it inefficient to protect and recover large amounts of data, and third, the cost of skyrocketing, adding more tools can make data protection prohibitively expensive, forcing organizations to choose between cost and risk.
More problems also mean more risk, and in the last three to five years, malware or ransomware has become smarter and smarter, with the ability to directly find the source of the data to extort it, to encrypt the backup location directly and then extort it from the owner. AI is also being exploited by extortionists to add a driving force to cyberattacks. Statistics show that in related industries, when an enterprise is attacked, the cost of downtime is $5,000 per minute, $500,000 per day, and as much as $5 million per week.
"The solution is to have true cyber resilience, which is to prevent problems before they occur. Martin Creighan, Vice President of Commvault Asia Pacific, answered the word "SHIFT" at Commvault's SHIFT conference, responding to the changing world with transformation.
Responding to change with change
The first step is to separate the data from the platform, because even if a hacker brings down the platform, the data can still be secured. In Commvault Cloud, the control plane is specifically separated from the data platform, combined with a zero-trust architecture, which greatly reduces data risk. It also provides portability to support workloads in a variety of locations.
Commvault Cloud is based on the MITRE CREF and NIST frameworks to achieve full-stage cyber resiliency capabilities, from risk assessment to preparedness to recovery. And it has achieved comprehensive ecosystem integration, including Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks, Entrust, etc.
At the same time, the use of AI to counter AI has also become an industry consensus in data protection. AI can also enhance cyber resilience, for example by using AI-driven threat detection and identification capabilities to drive AI to find these malicious software threats and prevent them before they occur.
In fact, many of the world's biggest names are turning to Commvault solutions. Commvault's unique platform capabilities and automatic scaling enabled Coca-Cola to protect cloud workloads across multiple regions at scale and at a fraction of the cost, protecting 150,000 snapshots, managing 1.2 petabytes of data and saving 40 percent.
With the introduction of AI capabilities, Commvault will further empower enterprises to be "one step faster".
"One step faster" in the new era of AI
Commvault's new Arlie AI assistant enables the new interaction capabilities of today's popular large language models and general-purpose large models to play a new role in building cyber resilience. It currently features automatic troubleshooting, code assistance, and interactive document search.
In the past, when customers encountered faults and problems, it was difficult to quickly find solutions, but through the Arlie AI assistant, it can quickly scan the current environment and recommend a series of feasible solutions. This saves a lot of time in troubleshooting. Plus, it's easy to code with the Commvault API, even for the most technical APIs. AI can also be used to identify anomalies and perform threat scans for all data or all data assets.
In March and June 2024, Commvault plans to introduce additional AI capabilities, including the use of AI tools to better detect malware and interact with natural language. Commvault will also work with Databricks to advance AI governance to automatically scan all data and make recommendations for how to govern it.