The partnership enables access to critical information stored in backups directly through the Microsoft 365 interface, enhancing decision-making with generative artificial intelligence.
Cohesity, a company specializing in AI-driven data security, has announced the integration of Cohesity Gaia with Microsoft 365 Copilot. This innovative solution allows enterprise users to access data stored in backups directly from within Microsoft 365. The synergy promises to revolutionize how organizations explore and utilize their vast archives of stored information.
“Inside backups lies a vast amount of valuable data that has, until now, been virtually inaccessible to most companies,” said Gregory Statton, vice president of AI solutions at Cohesity. “Thanks to Cohesity Gaia and its integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot, users can ask questions in natural language and receive relevant answers based on protected historical data. This marks a significant leap forward in business analytics.”
A Pioneering Solution with Generative AI and RAG
Cohesity Gaia positions itself as a pioneering solution in the market by combining generative language models, retrieved augmented generation (RAG) techniques, and role-based access controls. The integration allows any authorized employee to perform conversational queries within the Microsoft 365 environment, accessing precise information without manually restoring files or navigating multiple applications.
From audit reports to compliance documents or customer history, the tool can retrieve and present contextualized results within seconds, always within predefined permission boundaries, ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive data.
Microsoft Emphasizes AI Agent Collaboration
According to Chantrelle Nielsen, product director of Microsoft 365 Copilot, “Generative artificial intelligence has marked a turning point in enterprise AI deployment. What’s next is interaction between AI agents and users, with expectations focused on transformative outcomes. The integration of Cohesity Gaia reflects this evolution, offering a seamless and integrated experience for actionable knowledge access from a single interface.”
Security, Resilience, and Added Value
The new service strengthens the strategic partnership between Cohesity and Microsoft, not only in secure storage and cyber-incident recovery but also in providing operational resilience and informational agility.
“With this integration, our clients instantly access high-quality backup data, enabling more agile, accurate, and contextual decision-making,” said Jared Crowley, senior director of security and alliances at SHI International. “This maximizes investments in both Cohesity and Microsoft, extending benefits across all organizational departments.”
Availability and Access
Cohesity Gaia is offered as a subscription service, and access to its features within Microsoft 365 Copilot is included at no additional cost for subscribers of both services. According to Cohesity, this functionality is designed for large-scale deployment with minimal technical friction.
For more information on the integration, Cohesity invites you to visit its official blog and listen to the episode of the Cohesity Tech Insights podcast titled “Unlocking AI-powered Insights with Agents and Frontier Models.”
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