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Turn Backup Data Into AI-Ready Intelligence

Leverage your protected data for AI and analytics. With built-in classification, governance, and export in open formats, Data Activate transforms backups into trusted, AI-ready datasets – connecting data protection with data intelligence.

KEY BENEFITS

Governed data activation for the AI era

Data Activate helps organizations prepare protected data for AI and analytics through governed discovery, curation, and export. Built-in policy governance, compliance, and automation bridge the gap between data protection and data utilization – turning stored backups into AI-ready intelligence.


Fast access to AI-ready data

Reduce the need for complex ETL pipelines and manual data preparation. Data Activate enables teams to discover, curate, and export trusted data in open, AI-friendly formats – accelerating analysis and model development.


Policy governance and compliance built in

Provides control of sensitive and regulated data with integrated classification, redaction, and policy enforcement. Exports are traceable, governed, and aligned with enterprise compliance standards.


From protection to activation

Connect data protection with data intelligence. Activate historical and backup data for AI and analytics while maintaining governance over preparation and export.

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Activate trusted data for AI and analytics

Data Activate bridges data protection and data intelligence. It provides a governed workspace where teams can discover, prepare, and export backup data in AI-ready formats – accelerating insight while managing compliance and control.

Data Discovery and Classification

Discover relevant datasets directly from protected backups. Built-in classification, tagging, and filtering make it easy to identify high-value or regulated data across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured sources.

Governed Data Preparation

Apply policies for redaction, sensitivity tagging, and approval before data leaves Commvault. Every action is traceable through audit trails, maintaining oversight across the data lifecycle.

Open-Format Data Export

Export curated datasets in open, AI-friendly formats such as Parquet or Iceberg. Help simplify delivery to analytics and AI platforms without building or maintaining complex ETL pipelines.

Compliance and Data Integrity

Operate within Commvault’s zero-trust architecture. Encryption, RBAC, and immutable design principles help protect data integrity and maintain alignment with enterprise compliance requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Data Activate?

Data Activate helps organizations discover, prepare, govern, and export protected data for AI, analytics, and RAG use cases.

How does Data Activate use backup data?

Data Activate provides a governed workspace where teams can identify suitable data, review sensitive content, prepare approved datasets, and export them for AI and analytics use.

How does Data Activate help govern sensitive data?

Data Activate works with Data Posture 360 to identify sensitive data and supports governed access, review, approval, redaction, and audit trails before datasets are exported.

Does Data Activate support AI and RAG use cases?

Yes. Data Activate helps teams prepare governed datasets for AI, analytics, and retrieval-augmented generation. Planned integrations, including Data Activate for Databricks, are intended to make protected data and its business context available to downstream AI and analytics environments.

How does Data Activate support collaboration?

Data Activate gives compliance and data teams a shared workflow for reviewing, approving, and preparing datasets before they are used for AI and analytics.

How can I find current availability?

Availability, supported data sources, export destinations, and prerequisites vary by release. Consult the latest Commvault product documentation or contact Commvault for current availability and supported scope.

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