Research Note: Veeam Software Appliance for Veeam Data Platform

Veeam

IT teams have long faced the trade-off of choosing between hardware appliances that lock them into specific vendors and increase costs, or spending resources hardening and maintaining custom backup infrastructure. Veeam’s new Software Appliance offers a third path by delivering appliance-like simplicity without the hardware constraints.

Research Note: Rubrik Safeguards Agentic Workflows with Agent Rewind

Rubrik Agent Rewind

Rubrik recently introduced Agent Rewind, a solution targeting the emerging challenge of AI agent error recovery. The new offering, powered by technology from Rubrik’s acquisition of AI infrastructure startup Predibase earlier this year, provides visibility, audit trails, and rollback capabilities for actions taken by autonomous AI agents across enterprise systems.

Research Note: Pure Storage’s New Enterprise Data Cloud

At its recent Pure //Accelerate event, Pure Storage introduced its new Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC) architecture, positioning the concept as a unified data management platform that consolidates storage operations across hybrid environments.

The EDC centers on Pure Fusion, the company’s storage orchestration layer, with new automation capabilities, including workload presets, workflow orchestration, and enhanced security integrations.

Research Note: Rubrik Expands Annapurna to GCP

Rubrik Annapurna

At Google Cloud Next 2025, Rubrik announced the expansion of Rubrik Annapurna, its API-driven AI data security and governance platform, to Google Cloud. The announcement sees Rubrik delivering Annapurna as a secure data access layer for AI-driven application development within Google’s Agentspace framework.

Research Note: Rubrik Expanded Cyber-Resilience Capabilities

Rubrik recently announced new cyber-resilience features to strengthen data protection across public cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments. The latest enhancements focus on threat detection, data protection, identity recovery, and automated recovery processes to mitigate cyberattack risks.