Commvault, Microsoft Deepen Alliance to Bring Native Cyber Resilience to Azure

By Kalpana SInghal

Commvault has announced a new multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft aimed at strengthening cyber resilience for enterprises by bringing Commvault’s recovery and data protection capabilities natively into the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The collaboration is designed to help organisations simplify cyber recovery, safeguard AI-driven workloads, and improve operational resilience as cloud adoption continues to accelerate.  As part of the partnership, Commvault’s resilience platform will be delivered as a native Independent Software Vendor (ISV) service on Azure. This will allow Azure customers to deploy, manage and operate Commvault’s data protection, cyber recovery and resilience capabilities directly within their existing Azure environment, providing a more integrated cloud experience. The two companies will also collaborate on joint go-to-market initiatives, including co-selling programmes, solution development and integrated sales engagements. The objective is to help enterprises modernise their cloud environments while strengthening protection against ransomware, cyberattacks and operational disruptions.

Another key benefit for customers is commercial flexibility. Organisations will be able to procure Commvault Cloud through the Microsoft Marketplace, with eligible purchases contributing towards their Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC). This approach is expected to streamline procurement while enabling enterprises to align cyber resilience investments with broader cloud spending strategies. The partnership also places significant emphasis on AI readiness. As enterprises increasingly deploy AI-powered applications and autonomous agents, the two companies aim to provide integrated recovery capabilities that help protect critical data, identities and applications while ensuring rapid recoverability in the event of cyber incidents or outages.

Commvault said its native Azure ISV service is expected to enter public preview later this summer, marking the next phase of a long-standing relationship between the two technology companies. The announcement reflects the growing demand for tightly integrated cloud-native resilience platforms that combine security, data protection and recovery into a unified operational framework. For channel partners, system integrators and managed service providers, the expanded partnership opens new opportunities to deliver integrated cyber resilience solutions on Azure while simplifying deployment and management for enterprise customers. As organisations continue to invest in cloud transformation and AI initiatives, resilience is rapidly becoming a strategic business requirement rather than a standalone IT function.