What is it?

Commvault and Microsoft work together to help your customers address data protection gaps across Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory (AD) and hybrid environments. This integration offers your customers enhanced resilience, streamlined operations and defense against ransomware and data loss — while helping them with their responsibility to protect their data and applications within the cloud environment.

While Microsoft is responsible for securing the cloud infrastructure, customers are still accountable for protecting the data, applications and identities they move to the cloud. This is the essence of the shared responsibility model — and where Commvault comes in. By integrating with Microsoft's cloud services, the Commvault Cloud cyber resilience platform helps fill this gap with built-in security, simplified data management and extended coverage that goes beyond infrastructure — giving customers the control and protection they need. 

Why should you care?

While Microsoft secures infrastructure, Commvault helps your customers protect their IT ecosystems at the data, application and identity layers. Commvault works with Microsoft 365 Backup Storage and comprehensive coverage for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). Together, Commvault and Microsoft offer several key benefits:

• Complete Microsoft 365 coverage
• Industry-leading backup and recovery speeds — with bulk and granular restores that help prevent slowdowns or performance gaps
• Built-in ransomware protection and zero-trust access controls for cyber resilience
• Unified visibility across all Microsoft environments for an improved compliance posture and the ability to scale
• Predictable pricing with bundled storage, no egress fees and flexible licensing models

How does it work?

The Commvault Cloud platform seamlessly connects with Microsoft environments — including Azure, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID — to deliver a complete, secure and high-performance backup and recovery solution. 

Details include:

• Leverage Microsoft 365 Premium backup storage
• Granular, point-in-time and item-level recovery
• Auto-discovery of new users and data for Microsoft 365 protection
• AD-aware protection with hybrid support for traditional AD and Microsoft Entra ID
• Air-gapped backups that are isolated from production data
• Zero-trust access controls and source-side data isolation
• AI-powered threat detection

Differentiation in the market

The Commvault and Microsoft partnership delivers cloud-native data protection solutions that:

• Deliver granular object recovery without full rollbacks for both traditional AD and Microsoft Entra ID
• Provide built-in ransomware protection to ensure AD backups stay safe from attack
• Simplify compliance and retention policies across workloads with a single-pane-of-glass experience

The Commvault and Microsoft make it easier for customers to protect data across Microsoft environments, while enhancing performance, security and manageability. Cloud providers explicitly state they are not liable for service disruptions or data loss. Native tools alone are often insufficient for comprehensive data protection. 

How do you position and sell the Commvault Microsoft partnership?

For customers utilizing Microsoft environments and seeking a robust data protection solution, partners can highlight the numerous advantages of Commvault for Microsoft workloads. 

This solution delivers:

• Easier deployments and fewer support headaches
• High-speed, bulk restores without throttling
• Built-in ransomware protection as a last line of defense
• A unified management experience that helps manage the complexity of hybrid environments
• Transparent pricing with no egress fees or hidden charges

When discussing cloud migration or data protection with customers, emphasize that while cloud providers offer robust infrastructure security, the protection of business data ultimately remains the customer's responsibility. Commvault's security solutions help bridge this critical gap. 

Why Arrow

As a channel partner, you hold the key to unlocking the power of Commvault Cloud for your customers. Here's how you benefit by partnering with Arrow and Commvault:

• Expand your portfolio. Offer cutting-edge data protection solutions and stand out from the competition. 
• Onboard faster. Gain access to extensive resources and training programs to get up and running quickly. 
• Tap into recurring revenue. Secure predictable revenue streams with flexible subscription models.
• Access expert support. Benefit from Arrow and Commvault's dedicated partner teams for all your technical and sales needs. 

More information

• Reach out to your Arrow Commvault team
• For more information on how Arrow can help build your business with Microsoft and Commvault, contact your Arrow representative. 

Find additional details on Arrow's Commvault vendor page.