Enterprises are facing a critical challenge: how to leverage the power of generative AI while ensuring data security, compliance, and performance at scale.
Fortunately, there’s a solution.
We're excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership that addresses these challenges head-on—Rubrik Annapurna and Pinecone. This partnership combines Rubrik's industry-leading data security platform with Pinecone's high-performance vector database to solve the most pressing challenges organizations face when implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows.
A newly released whitepaper, "Powering Secure and Scalable Generative AI for the Enterprise with Rubrik Annapurna and Pinecone" details how this strategic collaboration creates a "secure AI easy-button" for enterprise organizations.
Why RAG Matters for Enterprise AI
As more businesses deploy AI solutions, they quickly discover the limitations of standalone Large Language Models (LLMs). Without access to proprietary company information, these models can produce outdated, inaccurate, or hallucinated responses.
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as the preferred approach for addressing these limitations by allowing AI applications to access and reference enterprise data when generating responses. However, implementing RAG effectively presents significant challenges:
Data Access and Refresh: Building and maintaining data pipelines to support RAG can be complex and costly
Data Complexity: Enterprise data exists across multiple platforms in various formats
Security and Governance: Ensuring only authorized users access appropriate data through AI applications
Performance at Scale: Maintaining response speed as data volumes grow
Agentic Workflows: Supporting AI agents that need dynamic access to multiple data sources
The Rubrik Annapurna Advantage
Rubrik Annapurna solves these challenges by leveraging comprehensive data protection capabilities from Rubrik Security Cloud. Instead of requiring organizations to build separate data lakes to feed their AI applications, Annapurna taps into data already protected by Rubrik—spanning on-premises systems, cloud environments, and SaaS applications. Key capabilities include:
Application-Aware Embeddings: Preserves context and structure of data for more accurate AI responses
Sensitive Data Protection: Identifies and appropriately handles confidential information
Permission-Based Access Control: Maintains security by respecting existing data access permissions
Dynamic Updates: Automatically refreshes data as Rubrik continues its protection cycles
Unified API Access: Simplifies development with consistent access patterns across data sources
Pinecone: The Vector Database Powerhouse
Complementing Rubrik's data security expertise, Pinecone brings its purpose-built vector database that is optimized for AI applications. Unlike traditional databases, Pinecone addresses the unique challenges of vector data, offering:
Serverless slab-based architecture: Decouples storage from compute for dynamic indexing and resource allocation based on workload demands and data patterns
Enterprise-Grade Security: Ensures data is encrypted at rest and in transit with robust compliance certifications
Predictable caching and efficient metadata filtering: Maintains performance at scale and enhances search relevance with contextual filtering
Real-World Applications
The whitepaper highlights several use cases where this partnership delivers exceptional value:
Basic RAG Applications: Employees can get quick answers about company policies and procedures from enterprise data sources, while maintaining appropriate access controls
Agentic Workflows: Support for sophisticated AI agent systems that require access to multiple data sources—such as an intelligent customer support automation system that leverage specialized AI agents working in concert
Ready to explore how this partnership can enhance your AI initiatives? Download the whitepaper for detailed insights into the architecture, components, and use cases of this innovative solution. Or contact your Rubrik or Pinecone representative to learn how you can transform your approach to enterprise AI.