Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance

Rubrik has launched two integrations with Google Cloud covering AI agent governance and data protection for Cloud SQL.

The first, Rubrik Agent Cloud for the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, is aimed at organisations deploying autonomous AI agents on Google Cloud. The second extends Rubrik Security Cloud to Google Cloud SQL for managed PostgreSQL databases.

The launches position Rubrik in two fast-growing areas of enterprise technology spending: governance of AI systems and cyber resilience for cloud databases. Gartner predicts that 40% of enterprise applications will be integrated with task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026, according to figures cited by Rubrik.

AI Oversight

For users of Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, the new integration adds a control layer intended to monitor, govern and remediate AI actions. It is based on Rubrik's Semantic AI Governance Engine, or SAGE, which is designed to control agent behaviour in real time.

The product includes automatic discovery of agents running on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Runtime, a central view of risk and access permissions, and a feature called Agent Rewind that can reverse destructive actions by an autonomous agent. Administrators can manage AI security policies through the same Rubrik platform used for Google Workspace and hybrid cloud data.

Google Cloud described the partnership as a response to concerns about controlling increasingly autonomous systems inside large companies.

“As enterprises move into the autonomous era with Gemini Enterprise, security and governance are top of mind,” said Satish Thomas, Vice President, Applied AI & Platform Ecosystem, Google Cloud. “Rubrik helps to provide a unified control layer for agent deployment and security that is critical for AI success.”

Rubrik said customers want to use Google Cloud's AI tools without weakening security or control. It presented the integration as a way to reduce the operational friction that can slow AI agents reaching production.

“Enterprises want the speed of Google Cloud's AI technologies, but also require the safety of Rubrik's cyber resilience,” said Devvret Rishi, General Manager AI, Rubrik. “Through this collaboration, we will remove the governance bottleneck for customers developing with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. RAC provides real-time guardrails organisations need to speed AI agents into production, without the worry of compromising enterprise security or integrity.”

Database Protection

The second announcement focuses on Cloud SQL, which is widely used to run production applications on Google Cloud. Rubrik Security Cloud can now provide automated immutable backups for managed PostgreSQL databases on the service.

The integration is designed to work alongside existing disaster recovery arrangements rather than replace them. Features include automated discovery of new Cloud SQL instances, global policy application, and backup storage using Google Cloud Storage Archive, Coldline or Nearline, depending on retention and cost preferences.

It also supports tag-based service level agreement policies, allowing retention rules to be applied consistently across database instances. Rubrik said the service is intended to help customers meet compliance requirements, protect against ransomware and support cross-region recovery.

The launch comes as companies face pressure to secure data spread across cloud platforms and managed services. Research from Rubrik's Zero Labs unit found that 90% of IT and security leaders reported cyberattacks in the previous year, while 35% said securing data across varied ecosystems was their top challenge.

That context matters for Cloud SQL users because managed databases reduce operational burden but can complicate backup, visibility and recovery planning, especially for organisations trying to maintain compliance controls. Rubrik is pitching the integration as a way to centralise oversight across Google Cloud services including Google Workspace, Google Compute Engine and Google Kubernetes Engine.

Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rubrik, said the product was built to complement existing resilience strategies rather than force architecture changes.

“Organisations shouldn't have to choose between cyber resilience and disaster recovery,” Gupta said. “With Google Cloud, we're giving our joint customers immutable backups that work alongside their existing disaster recovery strategy, so they can meet compliance requirements, protect against threats, and recover fast, all without changing their architecture.”

The dual launch reflects how suppliers are trying to add security controls to new AI workloads while reinforcing protection for the underlying data systems those tools rely on. In Rubrik's case, the approach brings AI agent governance and cloud database backup into the same wider platform used to manage business data across cloud environments.