Your AI is only as good as your data. Today, the platform that secures that data just merged with the platform that governs it.
Your AI is only as good as your data.
Today, Veeam officially completed its acquisition of Securiti AI, welcoming 600 new colleagues and appointing Rehan Jalil as President of Security & AI. While the $1.725 billion price tag made headlines in October, the completion of this deal today marks a more significant milestone: the operational start of the "Trusted Data Platform."
For technology leaders, this closes the gap between two historically separate silos: Resilience (keeping data safe) and Governance (keeping data trusted).
The New Architecture: A "Data Command Center"
Enterprise AI cannot scale if the underlying data lacks governance. You cannot build a smart model on "dumb" or "risky" data.
This combination creates a unified command center that brings critical functions under one roof:
1. Unified Resilience & Governance
Veeam’s dominance in backup is now fused with Securiti’s governance controls. This means you can now have precise recovery and rollback capabilities specifically for AI workloads—ensuring that if a model is poisoned or corrupted, you can revert to a "trusted state," not just a "saved state."
2. Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Securiti’s knowledge graph extends control across the messy reality of enterprise data: fragmented apps, multi-cloud environments, and shadow backups. It creates a map of where your sensitive data lives, so your AI doesn't accidentally train on it.
3. Taming the Unstructured Beast
70%+ of corporate data is unstructured (emails, documents, chats). This is the fuel for GenAI, but it is also a security minefield. The combined platform enables leaders to identify, classify, and secure this sensitive data before it ever hits a vector database.
The "So What" for CIOs
The industry signal is clear: Data Protection and Data Security are no longer distinct disciplines.
Safe use of data for AI requires a single, converged platform. If your roadmap still treats "Backup" and "AI Governance" as separate line items, you are creating a risk gap that your AI models will eventually fall into.
The Verdict
This acquisition isn't just about market share; it's about removing the friction of Data Trust. With 82% of the Fortune 500 already using Veeam, this integration offers a fast track to "Safe AI" for the world's largest enterprises.
Sources
- Veeam. "Veeam Completes Acquisition of Securiti AI." Veeam Press Release, 11 Dec. 2025.
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