Commvault named leader in Forrester Wave Q4 2024 report

Commvault has been recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Resilience Solutions, Q4 2024, achieving the highest score in the "Current Offering" category.

The report by the independent research firm evaluates vendors in the technology marketplace, highlighting Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders. Commvault's modern cloud-native software received the highest possible score in the "Hyperscale cloud/IaaS" criterion.

Commvault excelled in 13 evaluation criteria within the current offering category. These criteria included hyperscale cloud/IaaS, regulatory and compliance features, directly supported SaaS platforms, protection for generative AI models/data, and recovery to alternate infrastructure. The report mentioned Commvault's revamped core platform, Commvault Cloud, powered by Metallic AI, and its enhanced capabilities through acquisitions like TrapX and Appranix, which contribute to features such as Threatwise and Cloud Rewind.

The full Commvault Cloud platform offers data protection, security, recovery, and rebuild solutions for on-premises, hybrid cloud, and SaaS environments. This helps customers enhance their cyber resilience against ever-increasing cyber threats. According to Forrester, "Commvault has the most comprehensive supported workload list of all the vendors in this evaluation." Reference customers highlighted the breadth of Commvault's workload coverage and the reliability of the product.

Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Chief Product Officer at Commvault, stated, "Commvault is committed to delivering industry-leading cloud-first cyber resilience solutions that help our customers anticipate, mitigate, and recover from cyberattacks. This is where our strength lies, and we believe the industry agrees. We have been recognized as a leader in this Forrester Wave, as well as the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions and the GigaOm Sonar Report for Cloud-Native Data Protection."

Forrester's report also recognised Commvault's commitment to innovation through research and development, acquisitions, and a strong partner ecosystem that includes channel, technology, go-to-market, and infrastructure partners. The report stated, "Commvault is a great fit for customers looking to protect large complex IT environments across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS."

Commvault is a specialist in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000 organisations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving forward. Today, Commvault offers a cyber resilience platform that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere.