Spotlight on Data Resiliency
From risk to resilience – today’s enterprise need to transform data into an unbreakable asset and this is where they should adopt a multi-faceted approach that blends security, recovery, and continuous monitoring of data. With its innovative offerings – Dell Technologies emphasizes the importance of having a solid strategy towards enabling data resiliency.
As part of our spotlight on Data Resiliency – Ripu Bajwa, Director of Sales and General Manager of Data Protection and Unstructured Data Solutions at Dell Technologies India – speaks with Zia Askari from ChannelDrive.in on Data Resiliency and why it is important for enterprise community today.
What is data resiliency, and why is it critical for modern enterprises?
Data resiliency is an organization’s ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to disruptions like cyberattacks, hardware failures, or natural disasters without data loss or prolonged downtime. With cyber incidents now occurring every 11 seconds and ransomware increasingly targeting backup systems, the need for a robust, layered protection strategy is more critical than ever. For sectors like banking and finance, where data breaches have surged by 50%, ensuring data integrity, availability, and recoverability is essential to avoid compliance violations, financial loss, and erosion of customer trust.
In India, as digital transformation accelerates across industries such as e-commerce, healthcare, and public services, data resiliency has become a strategic priority. For instance, an Indian online retailer handling millions of daily transactions cannot afford service disruptions. Dell Technologies emphasizes that organizations must adopt modern data protection tools like immutable backups, AI-driven threat detection, and automated recovery systems to ensure seamless operations and align with regulations like the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
How are enterprises leveraging AI and machine learning to enhance data resiliency?
Enterprises are harnessing the power of AI and machine learning to evolve data resiliency from a reactive response to a proactive and predictive capability. In an environment where threats are increasingly sophisticated and frequent, AI enables continuous monitoring of backup environments, detecting subtle anomalies in file behavior or metadata that may signal early-stage ransomware or corruption. This early detection allows organizations to act swiftly, minimizing damage and downtime.
Advanced solutions now leverage AI-driven analytics across hundreds of forensic metrics to deliver near-perfect accuracy in identifying data integrity issues. This ensures that during recovery, only clean, uncompromised data is restored, significantly accelerating response times and reducing the risk of reinfection. As enterprises build AI into the foundation of their infrastructure and security strategies, data resiliency becomes not just a safeguard, but a strategic enabler of operational continuity and trust in the digital era.
What role does cloud-native architecture play in improving data resilience?
Cloud-native architecture plays a vital role in strengthening data resilience at scale. Dell’s Cyber Recovery solutions, which can be deployed both in the cloud and on-premises, use logically isolated vaults to keep backups safe from malware and insider threats.
This adaptable setup, combined with automated processes and easily scalable services helps businesses ensure continuous access to data across hybrid environments. Whether it’s a bank protecting sensitive information or a growing startup expanding its reach, cloud-native resilience helps reduce downtime, control costs, and support smoother business continuity planning.
How are ransomware and cyber threats shaping data resiliency strategies?
Ransomware and cyber threats are forcing enterprises to rethink data resiliency from the ground up. Traditional backups alone are no longer enough as attackers now target recovery points themselves. In response, organizations are adopting zero-trust architectures, immutable backups, and isolated cyber recovery vaults. Dell Technologies is leading this shift with AI-powered anomaly detection in PowerProtect, integrated threat intelligence via its partnership with CrowdStrike, and advanced MDR services to identify and contain threats before they escalate.
AI infrastructure is also becoming a critical defense layer. Dell’s AI Factory with NVIDIA not only powers intelligent applications but also strengthens cyber resilience by enabling real-time detection models and GPU memory offload for faster recovery. With platforms like PowerEdge XE9680 and PowerScale, enterprises get secure, high-throughput environments that both accelerate innovation and safeguard it. In today’s threat landscape, data resiliency is as much about intelligent prevention as it is about recovery.
What advancements in data replication and real-time synchronization are boosting resiliency?
Advancements in data replication and real-time synchronization are significantly boosting IT resiliency by ensuring seamless failover and minimal downtime. For example, in modern setups like Dell Technologies’ PowerProtect ecosystem, features such as replication encryption, enabled by default on systems like the DM5500, help secure real-time data transfers between primary and external DD systems. Administrators can fine-tune protocols such as DD Boost and enable file replication encryption on both ends, ensuring encrypted, continuous synchronization. Coupled with automated certificate handshakes and real-time verification processes, these capabilities not only reduce RTO and RPO but also ensure that data integrity and availability are maintained even during disruptions.
Dell Technologies’ recent AI-focused advancements, announced at Dell Technologies World 2025, further elevate resiliency. The Dell AI Factory now integrates powerful, energy-efficient infrastructure like the PowerCool eRDHx system, AI-optimized PowerEdge servers, and high-performance data platforms such as Project Lightning. These innovations not only accelerate AI workloads but also support robust data environments through structured and unstructured data access, while ensuring airtight security. With this, Dell is enabling organizations to safeguard critical data and deploy AI confidently – at the edge, in the cloud, or across the data center.
What is the impact of hybrid and multi-cloud environments on data resiliency?
Hybrid and multi-cloud strategies are a double-edged sword – they offer agility but also introduce complex risks. Dell addresses this by providing unified protection across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments.
With services like MDR, Cyber Recovery, and AI-powered anomaly detection extending across workloads, organizations gain centralized visibility and consistent policy enforcement. However, Bajwa notes that continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is essential to ensure that these distributed environments are not inadvertently exposed.
What best practices should enterprises follow to build a future-proof data resiliency strategy?
To build a future-proof data resiliency strategy, enterprises should adopt a multi-faceted approach that blends security, recovery, and continuous monitoring. Dell Technologies emphasizes the importance of immutable backups to create tamper-proof recovery points, AI-driven anomaly detection to identify threats early, and isolated recovery environments that prevent malware from spreading across networks.
Further strengthening this foundation are best practices like routine VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) to close security loopholes, 24/7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for real-time threat handling, and certified incident response plans for structured recovery. Combining behavioral analytics, forensic intelligence, and signature-based defenses ensures a layered, intelligent security posture—making resilience not just about recovery, but about maintaining uninterrupted operations.
In today’s high-stakes digital environment, resilience isn’t optional—it’s foundational. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, enterprises must move beyond reactive recovery models and embrace proactive, intelligence-driven strategies. Investing in advanced data protection, real-time threat detection, and robust recovery infrastructure isn’t just about safeguarding data—it’s about preserving business continuity, reputation, and customer trust. The future belongs to organizations that can not only withstand disruption but emerge from it stronger and more secure.
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