Commvault CEO’s AI transition requires a new resilience model

Commvault CEO’s AI transition requires a new resilience model

By Sean Mitchell
Publication Date: 2025-11-20 21:30:00

Sanjay Mirchandani, CEO of Commvault, has laid out a case for what he calls “AI resilience.” In a keynote speech in New York, he argued that companies need to rethink the way they manage data, identity and recovery as autonomous systems are distributed across business operations.

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Mirchandani said AI is moving into core business functions at a rate that exceeds previous technological changes. He described an increase in data generation from generative and agentic models, as well as new opportunities for threat actors to exploit identities, supply chains and model inputs. He noted that attackers are already using the same types of tools that companies use.

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