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Veeam® Software, the Data and AI Trust Company, announced Agent Commander, the first unified solution to help organizations safely detect AI risk, protect AI systems, and undo AI mistakes, empowering them to proactively address AI-driven risks and securely scale AI agents everywhere. Introducing Agent Commander The first integration from Veeam’s successful acquisition of Securiti AI, Agent Commander combines the market-leading capabilities of both to give organizations visibility, control, and protection over their entire data and AI estate, with the ability to undo AI mistakes with precision and ease. Agent Commander will be available in a future release of the Securiti Data Command Center, bringing together the industry’s leading Data Resilience and Data Security capabilities.  Representing future “AI happens at machine speed, which means organizations must understand what data is being used, by what agent, and how in real-time. If an error occurs, organizations not only need to understand what data was impacted, but they also need the ability to undo any damage rapidly,” said Anand Eswaran, CEO of Veeam. “With Agent Commander, organizations know what data is powering AI, and it gives them the power to detect, protect, and, when necessary, undo AI actions with speed and precision. It represents the future of what’s expected from data security and data resilience, and it’s only possible with Veeam’s unified platform.” Data and AI risk The most critical gap in AI infrastructure today is trust. As AI agents scale, data risk and AI risk have become the same problem. An agent is only as trustworthy as the data it can see, access, and act on. Yet enterprise controls remain fragmented with separate systems for protection, security, governance, and recovery, and none built to provide unified visibility, granular control, or precision response at the speed and scale AI now demands.  Sensitive data is being fed into models and acted upon in ways no one approved nor is tracking. As AI moves at machine speed an AI agent can access and act on sensitive data in seconds. Traditional workflows that take hours to detect and days to remediate leave too much exposure at that velocity. Closing this gap requires a new layer of AI infrastructure: a unified control plane that delivers contextual visibility, policy-level enforcement, and surgical recovery, converging data resilience, data security, and AI risk management into one operational system. About Agent Commander Agent Commander brings Veeam’s trusted data resilience together with Securiti AI’s Data Command Center. This unified platform gives organizations total visibility into their AI environment, detects hidden risks and Shadow AI, and provides comprehensive controls to protect data as it moves through AI systems. Uniquely, Agent Commander can instantly undo AI agent mistakes with precise rollbacks. With Agent Commander, teams can detect and fix threats faster and with less effort, enabling safe and rapid AI adoption. It provides the visibility and control needed to confidently scale AI, turning security into a true business accelerator. What makes Agent Commander unique? At the core of Agent Commander is Veeam's Data Command Graph™ — a real-time relational intelligence engine that maps live connections between data, identities, AI models, and autonomous agents across production and backup environments. Veeam sees what others can't. The toxic combinations where compromised identities, exposed data, and autonomous agents intersect — and how those risks compound, cascade, and evolve in real time across the entire data and AI estate. That's why no standalone AI security or backup solution can do what Agent Commander does. Combined with Veeam's enterprise-grade data resilience platform, it delivers three capabilities the industry has never seen together. Detect AI Risk with Context: Identify shadow AI, sensitive data exposure, and risky agent behavior, with full visibility into downstream impact across systems and environments. Protect AI Pipelines Autonomously: Enforce granular, real-time controls across data, identities, and AI agents, independent of model providers, cloud platforms, and hybrid needs. Undo AI Mistakes with Precision: Surgically reverse unwanted AI actions using precise, context-aware recovery, restoring trusted data without reverting entire systems. By converging relational AI intelligence with proven resilience infrastructure, Agent Commander establishes a new standard for trusted, recoverable AI at scale. Expertise insight “As AI becomes operational infrastructure, enterprises can no longer treat data protection, data and AI security, privacy, and governance as separate disciplines,” said Rehan Jalil, President of Products & Technology at Veeam. “Controlling AI risk is effectively impossible in siloed environments or without deep contextual intelligence across data, permissions, and autonomous agents. Agent Commander unifies control across production and backup to detect toxic combinations, enforce granular policy, and precisely reverse AI-driven actions. This is the foundation required to operate AI safely at enterprise scale.” "Acquisitions often raise the question of how combined strengths can create new customer value,” said Todd Thiemann, Principal Analyst, AIM & Data Security at Omdia. “Veeam’s announcement provides a clear roadmap for integrating capabilities and delivering enhanced solutions to organizations securing their data and AI estates. The focus on Agent Commander demonstrates Veeam’s commitment to provide both operational efficiency and comprehensive security for AI agents." RSAC 2026 conference To see Agent Commander in action, visit Veeam at Booth S‑427 in the South Hall during RSAC 2026 Conference, March 23-26 in San Francisco, CA.

Veeam Software, the #1 pioneer by market share in Data Resilience, announces the appointment of Piero Gallucci as Regional Vice President for UK and Ireland. With more than 25 years of experience in sales, channel management, and enterprise technology, Piero will lead Veeam’s UK&I operations, supporting customers in achieving data resilience, security, and business continuity.  Customer success initiatives Prior to joining Veeam, Piero served as Area Vice President and General Manager for UK & Ireland at NetApp, where he led strategic growth and customer success initiatives across the region. Before NetApp, Piero was Vice President, EMEA Sales at VMware Tanzu, driving cloud-native transformation and enterprise adoption, and previously held senior sales leadership roles at Docker, Inc., including Vice President and GM, EMEA & APAC. Piero’s career also includes seven years at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he served as Director & Head of Sales for the Financial Services Industry, Global Account General Manager for HSBC, and Global Account Manager for the Banking & Financial Services Sector. Earlier, Piero held key sales and management roles at Intel Corporation, focusing on the banking and retail sectors across EMEA.  Respected technology companies Tim Pfaelzer, General Manager and Senior Vice President of EMEA at Veeam said, “Piero’s leadership and passion for partner success are exactly what we need to drive our next phase of growth in UK&I. His expertise in channel strategy and customer engagement, honed at some of the world’s most respected technology companies, will help us deliver even greater value to our customers and partners.”  “I’m excited to lead Veeam’s UK&I team at a time when data resilience and AI innovation are top priorities for our customers,” said Piero Gallucci. “I look forward to working with our talented teams and partners to help organisations across the region achieve secure, scalable, and future-ready solutions.” Piero holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Oxford Brookes University. 

Keepit, the pioneer in SaaS data protection, announced that Dan Middleton, former VP at Veeam, has been appointed as its new VP for the UK and Ireland. Middleton will grow Keepit’s UKI sales team, accelerate pipeline generation, and drive the expansion of Keepit’s local partner ecosystem with the regional partner management team. Additionally, Middleton is responsible for Eastern Europe, Middle East and South Africa. Prior roles of Middleton Middleton brings a wealth of proven go-to-market expertise and leadership to Keepit With over 20 years’ experience in IT sales leadership, Middleton brings a wealth of proven go-to-market expertise and leadership to Keepit. His appointment follows an 11-year tenure at Veeam UKI, where he played a key role in strengthening the company’s market presence to number one in the region. Data sovereignty “Keepit is solving one of the most urgent challenges organisations face today: protecting and controlling their data in a complex, fast-moving, and highly regulated landscape. With data sovereignty continuing to rise up the boardroom agenda, businesses need practical, proven solutions." "My priority now is to build on momentum in the UK and Ireland, working closely with our channel partners to drive growth and help more organisations take control of their data, wherever it resides,” said Middleton. Bold growth objectives Middleton joins Keepit at a time when organisations are under significant pressure to protect their data “We’re incredibly excited to have Dan on board,” said Keepit chief revenue officer, Craig Bumpus. “He’ll be leading an already strong and experienced team dedicated to helping organisations protect their data." "This role is critical to our continued growth in the region and with Dan’s expertise, we’re set to meet some bold growth objectives that will take us into strategic accounts and help expand our customer base even further. Following our recent alliance with Ingram Micro in the UK we are well positioned to expand our UK footprint.” Data protection services Middleton joins Keepit at a time when organisations are under significant pressure to protect their data and metadata generated by their SaaS applications. However, SaaS providers have no obligation to offer data protection services alongside their tools.  Thanks to datacentres located in the UK and complete independence from global hyperscalers, Keepit’s backup and recovery solution ensures that organisations retain complete access to their data at all times. Contribution to data resilience Organisations must take a more strategic approach to managing their data With Keepit, organisations have the confidence that data remains under their control, even if the original SaaS system is unavailable, or a third party takes unauthorised control of data stored within a public cloud. This is a critical contribution to data resilience in the context of UK digital sovereignty. A wave of cyberattacks - including recent high-profile attacks against major UK retailers - has pushed data protection back into the spotlight. And with both the UK and EU tightening data sovereignty laws, organisations must take a more strategic approach to managing their data: classifying, prioritising and understanding its value.  Cloud backup and data management services Keepit supports this by offering secure, compliant cloud backup and data management services that ensure data is protected, easily accessible and stored according to local sovereignty requirements. This enables organisations to maintain control, meet regulatory demands, and recover quickly from cyber incidents. Based at Keepit’s continuously growing UK headquarters in London, Middleton will accelerate adoption of Keepit’s solutions by targeting industries facing some of the toughest data governance challenges, where organisations are subject to numerous regulations, including aligning their data policies with UK and EU legislation.