Commvault Intros AI-Powered Tools to Modernize Data Backups

Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, has unveiled two new capabilities within its Commvault Cloud platform: Conversational AI with its MCP server and Data Rooms.

AI-forward features to optimize backup workflows and data

Both offerings leverage AI to enhance data backup workflows. Conversational AI simplifies backup tasks and management through GenAI assistants, while Data Rooms enables organizations to transform backup data into AI-ready assets.

Let’s take a closer look at each new capability.

Conversational AI

Powered by Commvault’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) — a policy-based bridge between enterprise systems and popular GenAI assistants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise and Anthropic’s Claude — Conversational AI allows users to interact with Commvault Cloud in natural language to configure, manage, and execute resilience tasks. 

With the MCP server running in the background, users can simply ask their GenAI assistant to “set up DocuSign backups” or “create repeatable backup schedules.”

Commvault envisions Conversational AI helping teams manage resilience operations faster and more intuitively—checking status, launching jobs, or viewing protection coverage in seconds via a simple request.

“With this kind of AI simplicity, we can spend less time managing routine backup jobs and more time thinking about how to strengthen our resilience strategy,” said Christopher N. Colla, vice president of information technology and CIO at B&G Foods. 

“It’s so easy to ask our AI assistant to handle a backup or check a recovery status — it’s the same way we ask it to write an email or summarize a report. Now, that same simplicity applies to keeping our data safe,” Colla added.

According to Commvault, this “human-level simplicity” is supported by policy guardrails and enterprise-grade security. All conversations with Commvault Cloud run through its policy-based MCP server, which manages authentication, access, and encryption. 

The company also emphasized that it does not train external AI models on customer data. Customer information remains protected under Commvault’s privacy and security policies, while external GenAI platforms operate under customer-managed controls.

In terms of availability, Conversational Resilience capabilities will launch alongside supported enterprise GenAI platforms. The MCP server is scheduled to enter private early access in November during Commvault SHIFT 2025, with public early access expected for winter 2026 and general availability in spring 2026.

Data Rooms

Data Rooms is a secure environment that enables enterprises to connect their backup data to AI platforms or to internal AI initiatives, transforming trusted backup data into AI-ready assets without compromising security. 

Authorized users can locate and prepare data directly from backup repositories across on-premises and cloud environments. Built-in governance ensures that approved, access policy-compliant datasets can be safely shared and exported, with classification, sensitivity tagging, and audit trails automatically applied. 

According to Commvault, Data Rooms accelerates insight generation by exporting historical data in AI-ready formats, supports compliance through AI-driven classification and policy-based redaction, and streamlines operations by automating data discovery, curation, and delivery to analytics platforms.

“Organizations are beginning to realize 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,” said Ahlawat.

Operating within Commvault Cloud’s zero-trust architecture, Data Rooms employs role-based access controls and encryption at rest and in transit to ensure data remains protected, governed, and traceable.

Data Rooms is currently available in early access and is slated for general availability in winter 2026, with pricing details to follow.

Recently, Commvault launched Clumio for Apache Iceberg on AWS. Read more about the new solution and how it addresses resilience concerns in data architecture.