--- title: "File & Object Archive | Commvault" type: "WebPage" language: "en-US" url: "https://www.commvault.com/capabilities/file-object-and-archive" date: "2023-04-18T18:51:30-04:00" modified: "2026-11-09T19:57:26-05:00" description: "Commvault offers file and object archiving to help manage costs and risks for file archives while helping meet compliance requirements. " image: "https://www.commvault.com/ogimage/fb/4425/" breadcrumbs: - name: "Commvault Home" url: "https://www.commvault.com/" - name: "Capabilities" url: "https://www.commvault.com/capabilities" - name: "File object and archive" --- # File Object and Archive - [Home](/) - Capabilities - File Object and Archive ## Manage Costs & Risks While Helping Meet Compliance Objectives Informed data placement with compliance-ready archiving – all delivered with the simplicity of SaaS. - [Start trial](/trials/file-and-object-archive) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/fullwidth-background-generic-14.jpg) --- - [Overview Video](#demo) - [How We Do It](#How) - [Features](#Features) - [Benefits](#Benefits) - [Solutions](#Solutions) - [Use Case](#Use-Case) [Free trial](/trial) --- overview video ## Commvault® Platform Architecture The Commvault platform provides AI recovery for AI vulnerability. [Watch video](/resources/video/overview-platform) Play Video ![Video thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8fjCVse-Qa8/maxresdefault.jpg) --- How we do it ## File and object archive while meeting compliance requirements Protect local AI work across managed endpoints ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Active-Resilience.svg) --- ## Data modeling tools Use informed “what-if scenarios” to model archive volumes and savings. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/App-Designer.svg) --- ## Dynamic dashboards Develop policies using simple, dynamic dashboards for drill-down analysis. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Laptop.svg) --- ## Access controls for compliance Keep and recall data with all metadata and access controls intact. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Auto-Recovery.svg) --- ## Help protect data with immutable storage Get granular, role-based access with metadata tracking, change logging, and immutable storage. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Multi-User-Authorization.svg) --- ## Risk management with audit trails Use audit trails to keep your compliance teams happy. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Cloud-Storage.svg) --- ## Cloud computing simplicity Help remove the heavy burden of physical infrastructure. --- CUSTOMER STORY ## VKB Bank Case Study By implementing Commvault Backup & Recovery, VKB-Bank has improved the backup performance by 50% and enabled faster access to archived emails. [Read the case study](https://www.commvault.com/resources/case-studies/case-study-vkb-bank) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/vkb-bank-card-650x650-1.png) --- features ## Help protect data for QoS & risk mitigation Simplify the ongoing elimination of redundant, obsolete and trivial (ROT) data, the selection of archival data and its retrival. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/HTTP-Proxy.svg) --- ## Informed data placement Free up expensive storage. Predict costs and move inactive data to less expensive storage. Align storage SLAs and quality of service to optimize the delivery costs. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/KPI-Based-State.svg) --- ## Actionable data insights Model decisions, set policies, and drive impact analysis based on data insights. Automate policy-based information lifecycle management. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Active-Directory.svg) --- ## Trusted archive Help protect data with an immutable, compliance-ready archive delivered with the context and controls of the source environment. --- Benefits ## Manage costs and risks while meeting compliance requirements Archive unstructured data for potential cost savings, risk management, improved quality of service (QoS), and support for data compliance. Help manage risk and costs by archiving data Predict archive costs for informed decision making, help manage costs and risk, meet QoS needs and enjoy flexible storage options. Dynamic dashboard analysis Create policies to optimize storage. Accurately find archived data with dashboards, tagging and metadata search. Immutable architecture for archiving Support data security via immutable architecture, including granular role-based access and comprehensive audit trails for compliance. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Government-worker-with-projected-computer-Crocus_PPT-888x500-1.png) --- AI Recovery Solutions ## Continuous recovery for the AI era Explore our portfolio of recovery solutions, purpose-built for the unique challenges of the AI–enabled enterprise, making your recovery continuous, complete, clean, and confirmed regardless of where data, identities, and AI systems live. ## CyberRecover Clean, isolated recovery when trust in the production environment is gone. [Explore solution](/solutions/cyber-recover) ## CoreRecover Integrated recovery across complex enterprise infrastructure. [Explore solution](/solutions/core-recover) ## Clumio CloudRecover Cloud-native recovery at cloud scale. [Explore solution](/solutions/cloud-recover) ## IDRecover Tier-0 identity recovery across Active Directory, Entra ID and Okta. [Explore solution](/solutions/id-recover) ## AgentRecover Recover from rogue AI agent actions across the enterprise. [Explore solution](/solutions/agent-recover) ## SaaSRecover Protect and recover the critical data your business runs on, from CRM to DevOps. [Explore solution](/solutions/saas-recover) --- Use cases ## Explore AI-ready data protection See how Commvault helps protect AI data, models, and workloads. [Explore use case](/solutions/ai-ready-data-protection) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AI-face-crocus888x500.png) --- OUR REACH ## Helping protect more than 100,000 Companies See how organizations protect and recover critical data across managed endpoints - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_Adidas_320x160.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_SONY_320x160.png) - ![AstraZeneca logo](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_AstraZeneca_320x160-1.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_Merck_320x160-1.png) - ![ranstad logo](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_Randstad_320x160.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CustomerLogo_Panasonic_320x160.png) --- > “Faster, more seamless backups and restores, and a more strategic and consistent approach to archive across the board is hugely beneficial to the business, but the real benefit of investing in Commvault is our ability to manage data across its lifecycle, safe in the knowledge that nothing has fallen through the gaps. ” > > Eamonn Buckley > > Project Manager, Siac Construction Ltd. > “With a long retention strategy, our cloud storage costs were accelerating quickly. Commvault Cloud gave us a way to dramatically lower those costs and keep them predictable, while simultaneously providing us with the data resilience needed to keep our business running. ” > > Jacob Gsoedl > > CIO, Power Integrations > “With Commvault, we can build a defense mechanism to prevent cyberattacks and enable rapid recovery. With just a few clicks, we can restore a virtual machine or backups after an attack, which is vital in our line of work as a pharmaceutical company with very sensitive data. ” > > Paul Vries > > IT Team Lead, Bilthoven Biologicals --- see it in action ## Schedule a free demo See how easily Commvault’s cyber resilience solutions can protect, defend, and help maintain access to your data. [Request a demo](/request-demo) [Chat with us](?q_showExperience=experience-1754504796335) - Hands-on tour - 30 minute consultation - Get faster and cleaner data recovery at scale ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FooterPromoImagesTech-Gal-2-8.png)