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Commvault: ResOps: Why Resilience Is No Longer Optional

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10/07/2026
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ahead of the vulnerabilities. So we need to be prepared. Jason, I think the pressing question is, why write a book about this new topic of resilience operations? Well, Michael, that's a great question. Right now, with everything going on in the industry, the drive that AI is pushing everybody's authority, we are at the just assume breach. We're not gonna be able to get ahead of the attackers, ahead of the vulnerabilities. So we need to be prepared. You wrote this to steer executives in an organization in a new way of thinking. I wanted executives in organizations to understand what resilience meant and where they could be, so that they could answer the question, can I prove I can come back if I get hit? And I think the best way to say that is, resilience is no longer optional. We're all gonna have to learn how to bring systems back online, how to make those essentially resilient.

TL;DR

  • Organizations can no longer rely solely on prevention; the 'assume breach' mindset requires leaders to prioritize recovery readiness as a core operational capability.
  • AI is accelerating complexity and risk, making resilience planning more urgent than ever for enterprises of all sizes.
  • The central test for any organization is whether it can prove it can recover after a significant disruption — resilience is no longer optional.

Summary

In this brief promotional clip, authors Michael Thelander and Jason Cray introduce the core argument behind their book ResOps: An Executive Guide — that organizational resilience is no longer a discretionary investment but an operational imperative. With AI accelerating the pace of change and cyber threats outpacing traditional defenses, the authors argue that the "assume breach" mindset must replace prevention-first thinking at the executive level. Jason Cray frames the central challenge plainly: organizations must be able to answer the question, "Can I prove I can come back if I get hit?" The clip positions resilience operations — the ability to recover systems quickly and maintain critical business processes after disruption — as the defining leadership capability for modern enterprises. Designed to drive awareness of the book, this short segment distills the authors' key thesis and targets CIOs, CISOs, and executive leadership teams who bear responsibility for business continuity and risk management.

Chapters

0:00 - Opening Premise
0:07 - Why Write This Book
0:27 - Reframing Executive Thinking
0:46 - Resilience Is Non-Negotiable

Key Quotes

0:21 "We are at the just assume breach."
0:43 "Can I prove I can come back if I get hit? ..."
0:48 "Resilience is no longer optional."

FAQ

What is the core argument of ResOps: An Executive Guide?

The book argues that organizations must move beyond prevention-focused security strategies and adopt a resilience operations mindset — one built around the ability to recover quickly, maintain critical processes, and prove operational readiness after a disruption.

Why is the 'assume breach' mindset relevant now?

According to the authors, AI is accelerating the pace of change while simultaneously increasing complexity and attack surface, making it unrealistic to stay ahead of every threat. Assuming breach forces organizations to invest in recovery capabilities rather than relying solely on prevention.


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