Michael Cade and Emilee Tellez introduce the Unleash pillar, which focuses on empowering administrators to leverage backup data for AI-driven insights and advanced operational use cases. Veeam addresses the common challenge of garbage in, garbage out by providing a framework to ensure data hygiene before it is used to train models or fuel AI agents. The centerpiece of this initiative is Veeam Intelligence, an evolved natural language chatbot that moves beyond simple documentation scraping to interact directly with a customer’s specific backup environment. This allows users to generate complex reports, such as identifying failed jobs or malicious activity, through simple conversational queries, effectively transforming backup data from a dormant insurance policy into an active business asset.

The presentation features a live demonstration of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard that Veeam is utilizing to bridge the gap between disparate IT management tools. By integrating Veeam Intelligence with other MCP-compatible servers, such as ServiceNow, administrators can automate entire workflows, from detecting an anomaly and generating an HTML executive report to opening a prioritized incident ticket, all within a single AI interface like Claude Desktop. While these capabilities are currently in technical preview, Veeam emphasizes that they are built with strict role-based access controls (RBAC) and data privacy guardrails, ensuring that only metadata leaves the customer’s site and that immutable backups remain protected from unauthorized modifications by AI agents.

Looking toward the future of enterprise AI, Veeam is positioning itself to manage "agentic" risks by providing visibility into the "social network" of AI agents across the infrastructure. This includes dynamically discovering agents in platforms like AWS Bedrock and Microsoft Copilot to map their access to sensitive data and implementing LLM firewalls to prevent data leakage. In response to delegate concerns about agents making misinformed decisions, the speakers explain that Veeam is developing specialized internal agents, such as a Backup Admin Agent, to provide contextual guardrails and enforce secondary human approval for critical changes. By allowing customers to "bring their own model" (BYOM) or use integrated options, Veeam aims to provide a flexible, secure foundation for the next era of data-driven innovation.

Presented by Michael Cade, Field CTO. Recorded live at Tech Field Day Extra at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco on March 23, 2026. Watch the entire presentation at https://techfieldday.com/appearance/veeam-presents-at-tech-field-day-extra-at-rsac-2026/ or visit https://techfieldday.com/event/rsac2026/ or https://Veeam.com for more information.