Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud, recently announced an expanded partnership with CrowdStrike, a global cybersecurity leader.
Expanded partnership focuses on incident response and recovery
The companies are teaming up to deliver a trusted pathway to CrowdStrike’s incident response services, which Commvault’s recovery expertise will support. This expanded partnership will enable organizations worldwide to recover from cyberattacks more quickly and remain better prepared for them.
“Today’s threat landscape demands more than just security– it requires resilience,” said Alan Atkinson, chief partner officer at Commvault. “Our expanded partnership with CrowdStrike brings together exceptional incident response capabilities from CrowdStrike and leading data recovery and resilience solutions from Commvault to help joint customers identify and quickly address cyber incidents and recover swiftly and effectively.”
Through this partnership, the two companies will deliver coordinated cyber recovery and incident response services to help joint customers enhance their readiness, respond more quickly, and achieve cleaner recoveries. Their efforts aim to address what happens before and during attacks, as well as provide support during recovery when it becomes a necessary lifeline for organizations.
“Cyber resilience isn’t just about recovery, it’s about being ready at every stage of an attack,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. “Our expanded partnership with Commvault brings together industry-leading threat intelligence, incident response expertise, and robust recovery capabilities to help organizations identify risks faster, recover smarter, and strengthen their overall security posture. In an AI-accelerated world of relentless and sophisticated threats, security and IT teams need to operate as one, and this collaboration helps make that possible.”
Key features for customers
Through this partnership, the companies will deliver a unified suite of services, including CrowdStrike’s incident response services and Commvault’s retainer-based services offerings, which provide readiness assessments, recovery validation, recovery testing, and incident response recovery assistance.
Among the key features for their customers are:
- Faster incident response and recovery: If a cyberattack occurs, CrowdStrike’s real-time threat visibility pinpoints the scope of the attack, while Commvault’s recovery solution enables rapid restoration. The integrated approach streamlines the incident response process, helping to minimize disruption.
- Enhanced risk mitigation: Jointly conducted cyber resilience maturity assessments and advanced scenario-based readiness exercises strengthen cyber resilience, including continuous recovery testing with Cleanroom Recovery.
- Unified incident management: Integrated response workflows between Commvault and CrowdStrike for faster collaboration during crises, speeding time to resolution for joint customers.
- Tailored support and scalability: Commvault’s incident response recovery services provide tailored, scalable, subscription-based support for each customer’s specific resilience needs.
- Access to industry expertise: Customers benefit from the joint expertise of Commvault and CrowdStrike, receiving tailored guidance and hands-on support from trusted cybersecurity and recovery professionals.
Partnerships have been a key area for organizations in the channel this year, particularly for CrowdStrike. Read more about their expanded partnership with Google Cloud to secure AI innovation.