Last week Commvault launched Clumio for Apache Iceberg on AWS, and it’s the first solution delivering Iceberg-aware, air-gapped cyber protection for data lakehouses. That’s significant because while enterprises are racing to build analytics and AI workloads on Apache Iceberg, they’ve been doing so without a real safety net.
The Gap in Data Lakehouse Security
Apache Iceberg adoption is exploding. Companies like Netflix, Apple, and Airbnb are all betting on Iceberg for their analytics pipelines. The data backs this up: over 70% of IT and data professionals expect data lakehouses to become their primary analytics architecture within three years.
But here’s the problem nobody wants to talk about: native backup solutions have left a critical vulnerability. Most lack true air-gapped protection, leaving enterprises exposed to ransomware, account compromise, and accidental deletion, with no reliable way to achieve large-scale, point-in-time recovery. That’s a recipe for disaster when you’re running petabyte-scale operations.
What Actually Makes This Different
Commvault’s Clumio for Apache Iceberg addresses these gaps head-on with transactionally consistent, Iceberg-aware backups for AWS Glue and Amazon S3 Tables. Organizations get unlimited snapshot retention, cross-region and cross-account restores, and faster recovery—all with data immutability baked in.
The architecture delivers three things that matter at scale: air-gapped isolation, immutability, and automated compliance with optimized storage costs. That trio is now essential for enterprises managing massive data estates, not nice-to-have features.
Commvault’s move here, providing a safety net for this market vulnerability with a data lakehouse that’s both air-gapped and automated, allows for protection of AI and analytics data, which in turn can help speed time to value and drive innovation. This isn’t just another product launch, this specifically addresses the governance risks that are a business imperative today.
What sets Commvault apart here is a systematic approach. Clumio for Apache Iceberg is the third major protection advancement in their AWS data pipeline, following similar innovations for S3 and DynamoDB. They’re not just addressing point problems; they’re securing the entire analytics lifecycle. As threats evolve — at a dizzyingly rapid pace — that unified coverage is becoming table stakes.
The Real-World Impact of Air-Gapped Resilience
Traditional backups and native snapshots are increasingly inadequate against sophisticated threats. Air-gapped, immutable backups provide critical insurance: if production and primary accounts are compromised, organizations have a clean, untouchable copy for swift recovery. With AI-powered ransomware evolving and backup infrastructures themselves becoming targets, this isn’t optional anymore.
My conversations with enterprise security leaders and Commvault experts consistently surface one theme: confidence in “clean recovery” has become a competitive strength, not just a regulatory checkbox. More than half of organizations lack confidence in their cyber recovery capabilities, and many struggle with silos between IT operations and security teams. Unified platforms like Clumio can bridge those gaps — something I’ve emphasized repeatedly in my research.
What This Means for Enterprise Strategy
Clumio for Apache Iceberg is now generally available in AWS Marketplace, and Commvault’s rapid response to this market need reinforces the company’s leadership in cyber resilience while also deepening its AWS partnership. This launch enables organizations to protect, recover, and govern their most valuable data assets at unprecedented scale and speed, which is critical as analytics and AI workloads grow exponentially.
The bottom line: as enterprises build out data lakehouses and invest in AI-driven innovation, robust cyber resilience can’t be an afterthought. Solutions combining air-gapped architecture, automation, and platform awareness, like Commvault’s Clumio, are setting the benchmark for trusted, secure, always-available data.
That’s not marketing speak. That’s the new standard for enterprise data protection.
This article was first published on LinkedIn.
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