Kyndryl and Veritas collaborate to enhance data protection and recovery solutions

Kyndryl, a renowned IT infrastructure services provider, and Veritas Technologies, a secure multi-cloud data management company, have jointly introduced two innovative services – Data Protection Risk Assessment with Veritas and Incident Recovery with Veritas. These services mark a significant milestone in the strategic alliance between Kyndryl and Veritas, aiming to assist enterprises in safeguarding and restoring their critical data across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.

The Data Protection Risk Assessment with Veritas, delivered through Kyndryl Consult’s network of technology experts, offers a comprehensive cyber resilience maturity assessment that evaluates a customer’s IT infrastructure and data based on industry best practices. By combining Kyndryl’s cyber resilience framework with Veritas’ data management solutions, this service identifies potential risks, cyber resilience gaps, and security vulnerabilities. The assessment is tailored to suit the unique requirements, policies, and processes of various organizations. Furthermore, it provides unified insights across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, empowering customers with visibility and information to effectively manage and safeguard their data.

Incident Recovery with Veritas is a fully managed service encompassing backup, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery. One of its key differentiators is the use of AI-based autonomous data management capabilities, enabling intelligent automation, operational agility, efficiency at scale, and a consistent experience across clouds for swift recovery in the event of a cyber incident. This solution allows organizations to mitigate risks and reduce the high costs associated with data breaches, leveraging features like air-gapped protection, immutable storage, anomaly detection, and recovery automation.

Kris Lovejoy, Kyndryl Security and Resiliency Global Practice Leader, emphasized the importance of planning for risks amidst the undeniable benefits of digital modernization and cloud migration. Through their partnership, Kyndryl and Veritas bring extensive experience in enabling cyber resiliency for some of the world’s largest organizations. These co-developed solutions aim to provide customers with a clear assessment of their current IT estate, identify areas for improvement, and enhance their security posture in the long term.

Mike Walkey, Veritas Senior Vice President of Global Channels and Strategic Alliances, highlighted the challenges posed by the widespread distribution of data, constantly evolving threat landscape, and frequent ransomware attacks. Traditional data protection methods have become obsolete in the face of these challenges. Therefore, Kyndryl and Veritas leverage their expertise in managing mission-critical IT environments and trusted data protection, recovery, and compliance technology to help enterprises assess risks and maintain the security, resilience, and compliance of their data.