Commvault & Kyndryl partner to boost cyber recovery services
The two companies will work in collaboration with Pure Storage to provide services intended to help organisations recover faster from cyber incidents, improve cyber resilience, and address complex regulatory demands.
Kyndryl's cyber resiliency services portfolio includes Incident Recovery Services, Managed Backup Services, and Hybrid Platform Recovery. Through this new partnership, it will be supported by Commvault and Pure Storage to assist organisations in adhering to regulations such as the European Union's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), NIS2 Directive, Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2), New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) regulation NYCRR 500, and Australia's Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) CPS 230 standard.
Expanding cyber recovery services
Under the collaboration, Commvault and Kyndryl plan to enhance support for enterprise customers facing persistent cyber threats and increasing data management complexity, particularly in multi-cloud environments. "Cyber preparedness is no longer regarded as optional for global organizations; it is mandatory," stated Allen Downs, Vice President of Security and Resiliency Services at Kyndryl. "Through this collaboration with Commvault and Pure Storage, we are further positioned to assist some of the world's most esteemed organizations in completely redefining their data protection strategies."
The joint approach leverages Pure Storage technology alongside Commvault's cyber resilience and recovery solutions. This combined offering introduces a four-layer architecture designed to streamline compliance and speed up recovery for hybrid cloud customers.
Technology and features
The four-layered architecture includes the following components: Cyber Resilient Vault—an isolated, immutable data vault, based on zero-trust, to safeguard backup data from unauthorised access and tampering.
Clean Recovery Zone—a controlled setting for forensic review and staged recovery using validated clean backups.
Production Rapid Restore—capability for swift, reliable dataset restoration by using Pure Storage FlashBlade, with immutability features such as S3 Object Lock and SafeMode.
Immutable Snapshot Recovery—enables quick, application-consistent restoration of key workloads through Commvault IntelliSnap and Pure Storage FlashArray.
The services are developed to promote automated and ongoing cyber recovery testing. Support extends to Commvault Cleanroom Recovery within both public cloud and on-premises isolated environments overseen by Kyndryl. Organisations are enabled to validate their recovery processes to comply with DORA Chapter II (Risk Management), Chapter IV (Operational Resilience Testing), and related regulation.
Meeting regulatory needs
The collaboration is set against a backdrop of increasingly rigorous and complex regulatory landscapes. Organisations are now required to demonstrate not only the protection of their critical data, but also the capability to restore operations swiftly following a digital disruption. "Our partnership with Kyndryl is built to address the biggest challenges facing the enterprise today, such as the persistent threat of cyberattacks, including ransomware, and the increasing complexity of managing massive data growth across multi-cloud environments," said Alan Atkinson, Chief Partner Officer at Commvault. "When combined with the innovative Pure Storage platform, the three companies are together helping organizations stay resilient and prepared to act decisively in the face of disruption."
As businesses face mounting pressures from both cyber threats and regulatory scrutiny, integrating compliance with resilience strategies is becoming increasingly necessary. "As regulatory frameworks like DORA set higher standards for operational resilience, organizations are implementing strategies that integrate regulatory compliance with the ability to recover swiftly from cyber disruption," said Maciej Kranz, General Manager, Enterprise at Pure Storage. "Together with Commvault and Kyndryl, we're delivering advanced security features and a scalable foundation of layered resilience that helps organizations meet these mandates and restore critical operations quickly and reliably."
The services provided by the three companies are typically available across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Clients and partners will have opportunities to engage through existing partner programmes and access supporting resources aimed at enhancing cyber resilience and compliance capabilities.
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