AHEAD LAUNCHES COMMVAULT CLOUD AS A SERVICE

CHICAGO, February 12, 2025 – AHEAD, a leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions, today announced the launch of Commvault Cloud as a Service, which delivers enterprise-grade cyber resilience and data protection through a true consumption-based model. This comprehensive cyber resilience solution is designed to provide organizations with cloud cost savings, operational efficiency, cloud performance improvements and enhanced security and compliance.

“Enterprises need data protection that delivers true cyber resilience,” said Keith Odom, executive vice president of Services at AHEAD. “AHEAD’s Commvault Cloud as a Service eliminates infrastructure complexity while providing a flexible pricing model, allowing our clients to focus on innovation and growth with the peace of mind that their data is protected by enterprise-grade security and recovery capabilities.”

“Organizations need modern data protection solutions that are both cost-effective and resilient against today’s sophisticated cyber threats,” said Alan Atkinson, Chief Partner Officer, Commvault. “By collaborating with trusted partners like AHEAD, we are delivering cyber resilience as a service – empowering enterprises with the tools they need to protect, test and recover, while eliminating the complexity of managing their own backup infrastructure.”

Cloud Cost Savings

Organizations need flexible solutions that align costs with actual usage, while maintaining enterprise-grade protection. Benefits include:

Flexible, pay-as-you-go consumption eliminates overprovisioning by allowing enterprises to pay only for protected data.
Intelligent data tiering optimizes data into classes based on usage patterns, further reducing costs.
Consolidated backup and recovery processes reduce expenses across environments.
Reduced total cost of ownership for data protection and management.

Operational Efficiency

AHEAD’s Commvault Cloud as a Service transforms traditional backup and recovery processes into an efficient, automated operation with:

Rapid recovery capabilities minimize downtime and maintain productivity during disruptions.
Granular recovery options enable selective restoration of affected systems.
Seamless scalability accommodates growing workloads without infrastructure investments.
Data restoration can be performed across environments including regions, datacenters and providers.
Allows IT resources to focus on strategic initiatives rather than routine maintenance.

Performance Improvements

To maintain business operations and meet critical recovery objectives, the AHEAD solution delivers exceptional performance through:

Advanced deduplication, compression and high-speed data transfer to accelerate backups and restores.
Cloud-native design offers optimal performance across major cloud platforms.
Comprehensive disaster recovery tools enable rapid failover to minimize business disruptions.

Enhanced Security and Compliance

The service provides robust security and compliance capabilities including:

Immutable backups for trusted data protection.
Air Gap Protect isolates data from a compromised source environment.
Built-in compliance controls support GDPR, HIPAA and CCPA compliance.
End-to-end encryption secures data in transit and at rest.
Advanced threat detection and proactive defense mechanisms help protect against emerging threats.

AHEAD’s comprehensive service management ensures clients receive support including deployment, management and optimization. Each client is assigned a dedicated Client Success Manager who serves as the primary point of contact and strategic consultant, ensuring technology roadmaps align with business objectives.

To learn more about AHEAD’s Commvault Cloud as a Service and other managed services offerings, visit ahead.com.

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