Dev Rishi, Rubrik
In this segment of the Rubrik "Resilience for Everything: Cloud, Identity, AI" interview series, Rubrik’s Dev Rishi joins theCUBE’s Savannah Peterson to discuss the realities of deploying AI at an enterprise scale. The conversation centers on the critical disconnect between the ease of building AI agents and the complexity of managing the associated organizational risks. Drawing from conversations with over 180 customers, Rishi reveals that while companies are eager to embrace agentic AI, they are often stalled by a lack of effective governance and the fear of allowing models to take actions in production environments. He highlights how Rubrik is addressing these challenges by "drinking its own champagne," applying rigorous internal guardrails to its own AI initiatives to ensure security and resilience alongside speed. The discussion explores Rubrik’s strategic announcements, including the Rubrik Agent Cloud and its integration with AWS Bedrock Agent Core, which are designed to provide visibility and control across the AI lifecycle. Rishi debunks the myth that the industry needs more agent-building platforms, arguing instead for a focus on observability, governance and remediation – specifically the ability to "rewind" destructive AI actions. By moving beyond "read-only" modes to secure, automated workflows, Rishi outlines a roadmap where enterprises can confidently operationalize agentic AI. The segment offers practical advice on bridging the gap between theoretical policies and software execution to unlock true ROI.