Commvault Ranked #1 in Five of Six Use Cases in the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Backup and Data Protection Platforms Report
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This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on July 16, 2026 at 2:01 pmCommvault, a reference in unified resilience at enterprise scale, announced that it was ranked #1 in five of six Use Cases in the 2026 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Backup and Data Protection Platforms report, including in the Ransomware Protection, Detection and Recovery Use Case.
Commvault also received scores of 4.1 or higher on a five-point scale across all Critical Capabilities Use Cases assessed. The Use Cases included in the report are: Hybrid (4.47), Multicloud (4.38), SaaS (4.28), Data Services (4.34), Disaster Recovery (4.44), and Ransomware Protection, Detection and Recovery (4.52).
“We believe our performance across the Gartner Critical Capabilities Use Cases – especially our ranking in the Ransomware Protection, Detection and Recovery Use Case – reflects our continued focus on helping customers strengthen cyber resilience, reduce recovery risks, and recover quickly across increasingly complex hybrid environments,” said Rajiv Kottomtharayil, CPO, Commvault.
The 2026 Critical Capabilities report follows Commvault’s recent recognition as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms. This marks the 15th consecutive time Commvault has been positioned as a Leader.

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