Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage

Commvault has extended Clumio to Google Cloud Storage, adding Google Cloud to its existing support for major cloud environments.

Customers using Google Cloud Storage will be able to use Clumio to protect and recover large datasets for AI and analytics workloads. The service is aimed at organisations managing data across multiple cloud providers and seeking to reduce exposure to ransomware, accidental deletion and operational errors.

Delivered as a managed software-as-a-service platform, the product stores immutable backups in an air-gapped vault separate from primary data. The goal is to enable recovery after outages, cyberattacks, bad code deployments or human error without requiring customers to run their own backup infrastructure.

The launch reflects the growing use of multi-cloud strategies among large organisations. Commvault cited research showing that 84% of cloud leaders intentionally use multiple cloud environments to support AI projects, spread risk and manage large volumes of data.

Customer demand

Commvault said customer demand drove the Google Cloud extension. It positions Clumio within the company's broader push to offer data protection and recovery tools across hyperscale cloud providers as organisations build more AI systems on cloud-based datasets.

Atlassian was named as one of the organisations planning to use the service. "Google Cloud is a key partner for our multi-cloud strategy, unlocking new capabilities and AI for our organization and our enterprise customers," said Alex Grach, Head of Engineering, Trusted Data Platform, Atlassian.

"With Clumio for Google Cloud, we will be able to restore massive volumes of cloud data with a cloud-native SaaS solution that is easy to use and highly scalable," Grach said.

The service is intended to give customers a consistent way to set protection policies and recovery workflows across different cloud environments. Commvault also said isolated immutable backups could help organisations meet compliance and audit requirements, particularly in regulated sectors.

AI workloads

The announcement comes as companies place more business-critical data into cloud storage systems that support AI models, analytics pipelines and customer-facing applications. That has raised the stakes for backup and recovery, especially where data is distributed across platforms and errors can spread quickly through automated systems.

Woon Ho Jung, chief technology officer of Clumio, a Commvault company, said the expansion is intended to address that shift. "Resilience must be just as dynamic as the modern AI-first cloud environment it protects," Jung said.

"With Clumio now expanding to Google Cloud, we are enabling more customers to bring resilience to datasets that are powering today's AI transformation. This gives organizations confidence that no matter how or where disruption happens, they can recover," he said.

Industry analysts have been tracking a broader move away from older backup tools built for on-premise systems rather than large-scale cloud data estates. Those approaches often rely on manual processes and can struggle to recover data quickly during ransomware attacks or accidental loss.

Phil Goodwin, research vice president at IDC, linked the launch to that trend. "The explosion of data in the cloud utilized for AI and analytics has created a demand for data protection and resilience strategies that go beyond legacy backup approaches," Goodwin said.

"Solutions, such as the one from Clumio for Google Cloud, is designed to provide the air gapped, highly scalable, cloud-native recovery that is imperative for today's modern agentic enterprise," he said.

Clumio for Google Cloud is available in early access. General availability is targeted for summer 2026.