Enterprises are pouring billions into AI, but many have overlooked a critical exposure: the resilience of the data fuelling those AI initiatives. Modern data lakehouses—particularly those built on Apache Iceberg—are transforming analytics, yet their protection mechanisms are still underdeveloped.
Commvault’s latest release, Clumio for Apache Iceberg on AWS, aims to fill this blind spot with the industry’s first Iceberg-aware, air-gapped cyber resilience solution.
The Security Challenge of Data Lakehouses
Data lakehouses sit at the intersection of massive-scale storage and mission-critical analytics. However, native snapshots are tied to the same account as production data and lack a secure, isolated copy. That means ransomware or malicious insiders can still access backups, undermining recovery.
Compounding this, restoring from traditional non-Iceberg-aware backups can involve manual table rewiring—a time-consuming process that leaves organisations vulnerable during downtime.
“Apache-aware data protection such as Commvault’s Clumio for Apache Iceberg directly addresses emerging governance risks with air-gapped, transactionally aware recovery that is becoming an imperative now,” said Archana Venkatraman, Senior Research Director at IDC.
Air-Gapped, Immutable Protection
Clumio solves these issues by creating immutable backups in an isolated environment, ensuring that even if attackers compromise the production environment, the backup remains untouched. This design aligns with best practices for cyber resilience, where air gaps are considered essential to defeat ransomware campaigns.
Compliance-Ready by Design
The platform also supports long-term, automated retention of snapshots, easing the burden of compliance in regulated sectors like finance, healthcare, and government. By preserving a complete, transactionally consistent state of Iceberg tables, Clumio reduces the risk of non-compliance due to incomplete or inconsistent recovery.
For organisations facing tighter global regulations around operational resilience—from APRA’s CPS 230 in Australia to Europe’s DORA framework—this capability could prove vital.
A Timely Step Forward
As AI adoption accelerates, the stakes are higher than ever. An attack or outage affecting the data that feeds AI models could cripple innovation pipelines. By integrating Iceberg-aware recovery with cyber-resilient design, Commvault is helping enterprises de-risk their AI strategies.
With general availability in the AWS Marketplace, Clumio for Apache Iceberg offers CISOs and compliance officers a new tool to safeguard both the integrity of their AI initiatives and the trust of regulators and customers alike.
