Commvault is extending its Flex platform to support Hitachi Vantara and NetApp, widening the set of storage environments enterprises can use for large-scale data protection and recovery. The move builds on existing integrations and gives organizations more flexibility in how they design resilience strategies, especially as data volumes grow and infrastructure choices become more fragmented.The timing lines up with a sharp increase in AI-driven data growth. As more workloads generate and depend on large, fast-moving datasets, recovery expectations are shifting. It is no longer enough to restore data eventually. Teams need to recover quickly, at scale, and without disrupting ongoing operations. Architectures that separate compute and storage, and scale them independently, are becoming more practical in this context.With Flex delivered as a software image that runs on validated hardware and connects to external storage, the model is leaning toward modular infrastructure. That matters for enterprises trying to avoid overprovisioning while still meeting performance and recovery targets. It also allows organizations to stay aligned with existing vendor preferences instead of reworking their entire storage stack to adopt a new resilience platform.For MSPs and enterprise teams, the broader implication is operational. Recovery performance is increasingly tied to how well platforms integrate across storage, compute, and security layers. Expanding compatibility with major storage providers reduces friction in deployment and gives teams more control over how they balance cost, performance, and recovery time objectives as data environments continue to scale.
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