Home Platform Active Directory Comprehensive Protection for Critical Active Directory Data Commvault® Cloud allows you to safeguard critical AD data in the face of corruption, accidental deletion, or malicious attack. Get started Watch demo Dedicated Active Directory protection that mitigates cybersecurity threats and gets your business back online. Safeguard Microsoft AD and Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) data from threats – all from a single solution. Cyber resilience Purpose-built tools to prevent, detect, and recover from attack. Robust control Comprehensive control to undo damaging and unwanted changes. Precision response Fast, granular and accurate recovery of missing, damaged or misconfigured items. active directory Stay resilient and recoverable Hybrid coverage Get dedicated coverage for AD objects and attributes: group policy objects, users, groups, conditional access policies, roles and more. Rapid investigation Interactive comparisons of various points in time – with deep visibility to identify mistaken or malicious changes to domain or tenants. Cyber recovery Quick recover of deleted objects and roll-back of overwritten attributes across the entire directory. Allina Health embraces flexible data protection “We used to manually engineer redundancy to avoid data loss. Commvault provides the needed flexibility and granularity for fast restores.”– Greg Robinson Senior Systems Engineer | Allina Health how we do it Simple cloud deployment, instant scalability, extended storage and retention – built in Comprehensive coverage Automated and frequent daily backups of attributes and objects. Rapid recoverability Fast, granular, and full-fidelity recovery options. Deep security insights Real-time insights into at-risk datasets, abnormal behaviors, and suspicious events. Multi-layered defense Layered security, with immutable data copies, and virtually air-gapped ransomware protection. Single-solution management Protection across Microsoft and Entra ID environments – from a single-pane-of-glass. Hassle-free administration Fast and precise searching and preservation of data for regulatory compliance. Related resources Explore how Commvault safeguards data from tomorrow’s threats. View all Protect Active Directory from Data Loss Threats Dive into the details of how Commvault’s cyber resilience platform protects Active Directory from threats in this datasheet. Read now Active Directory Protection Read the top challenges and their solutions to safeguard Microsoft AD and Entra ID data from a single solution. Read now Cyber Recovery for Your SaaS App Data Protecting SaaS app data is your responsibility, learn how you don’t have to do it online. Read now Related capabilities View all Backup & Recovery Ensure data availability and business continuity across your entire data estate – from in a single unified platform. Learn more Compliance Reduce time and costs for eDiscovery, facilitate efficient compliance, and ensure relevant legal data remains unaltered. Learn more Threat Scan Respond to incidents faster, avoid file reinfection, and restore impacted data quickly. Learn more Active Directory Backup FAQs Why is it essential to protect Active Directory? Active Directory is a significant target for cybercriminals, especially ransomware. It plays a central role in managing identities and access to network resources, making it a lucrative entry point. Active Directory is a complex system that often has overprivileged accounts, misconfigured security policies, and other vulnerabilities that adversaries can exploit.• 95 million Active Directory accounts are attacked daily• 1.2 million Entra ID accounts are compromised each month• 68% of Active Directory attacks involve ransomware• Attacks can breach Active Directory in about 16 hoursShould an attacker delete or alter Active Directory data, the importance of having recent backups cannot be overstated. These backups allow for a swift restoration to the last known good configuration, effectively removing any vestiges of an attack. What key benefits does Backup & Recovery for Active Directory deliver? Consistent Backup for Peace of Mind• Leave complex backup scripts behind with purpose-built data protection. Enable frequent backups to roll back damaging or unwanted changes in the face of accidental deletion, errant scripts, cybersecurity threats, and other emergencies. Fast, Granular Recovery• Flexible, granular recovery allows administrators to quickly recover only the missing, damaged, or misconfigured object attributes and get your business systems or users back online quickly without fully restoring an entire Active Directory environment. Easy Management• Protect Active Directory in hybrid environments with a single enterprise-grade solution for use with on-premises or cloud applications like Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Dynamics 365. Simple SaaS delivery means no-hassle deployment, no backup infrastructure to manage, and automatic updates. How is Active Directory licensed? Active Directory Backup will continue to cover both Active Directory and Entra ID from a single platform. The licenses you purchase will cover both workloads. If you have both Active Directory and Entra ID, you are required to license the higher of the two enabled user counts: • The total number of enabled user accounts in all Active Directory domains managed with the product. • The total number of enabled user accounts in all Entra ID tenants managed with the product. Once you have purchased sufficient licenses based on the higher of the two enabled user accounts listed above, those licenses allow the full functionality for protecting both Active Directory and Entra ID. It’s important to note that no separate licenses are required, simplifying the process further. When you subscribe to Active Directory Backup, are there any capacity limitations? Active Directory has no capacity limitations. Your backup data will be retained unlimitedly, and you can sign up for a free trial to get started today! Do I have to pay for storage separately? For AD backups, cloud storage options are BYOS in Azure or Air Gap Protect. If you choose to store backups in Air Gap Protect, you will need to license the AGP storage capacity separately. AD Backup sizes are relatively small compared to other workloads protected by Commvault Cloud. The most accurate way to estimate the size of the backup and storage needed is to look at the size of the NTDS.dit file (the AD database) on one of your domain controllers – this will be the maximum size of a full backup with Commvault Cloud. Ready to get started? Experience the platform that delivers true cloud cyber resilience. Get free trial Get a demo