Palo Alto–headquartered cybersecurity and AI leader Rubrik, Inc. has unveiled Agent Rewind, an industry-first solution that empowers organizations to undo mistakes made by agentic AI. The technology provides full visibility into AI agents’ actions and allows enterprises to rewind changes made to applications and data with precision.
Built on Predibase’s advanced AI infrastructure, Agent Rewind transforms what was once opaque into transparent, auditable, and reversible. It generates immutable snapshots and comprehensive audit trails, enabling enterprises to safely roll back high-risk actions. Unlike conventional observability tools that merely reveal what happened, Agent Rewind shows why it happened and, crucially, how to reverse it.
In an exclusive interaction with The Interview World, Sathish Murthy, Rubrik’s Chief Technology Officer for India, Asia Pacific, and Japan, underscores why Agent Rewind is a game-changer for highly regulated industries in India. Sectors such as Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) and Healthcare, he explains, face heightened risks from AI-driven operations. For them, Agent Rewind delivers a decisive advantage—a robust safety net that combines accountability with resilience.
Here are the key excerpts from the conversation.
Q: Why is the launch of Agent Rewind considered a significant milestone in the evolution of AI?
A: AI agents hold immense promise. Yet, like humans, they remain vulnerable to errors that can trigger severe business disruptions. Recent cases of agentic AI missteps illustrate the risks—ranging from technical breakdowns and compliance violations to catastrophic incidents such as the deletion of entire production databases.
Moreover, a recent study exposes deeper vulnerabilities. It shows that AI agents frequently lose orientation, opt for faulty shortcuts, and falter at completing even basic multi-step tasks. These shortcomings reveal structural flaws that undermine both reliability and effectiveness.
In India, many enterprises are still navigating the experimental stage with Generative AI and agentic AI. For them, the stakes are particularly high. The ability to safely rewind AI-driven actions changes the equation. It not only mitigates the risk of irreversible mistakes but also instils the confidence to innovate, test, and scale AI adoption without hesitation.
Q: Could you elaborate on the working of Agent Rewind?
A: When AI veers off course, Agent Rewind steps in with precision and control.
Context-Enriched Visibility: It illuminates every agent action—behaviour, tool use, and impact—while placing each step in context. By tracing the chain from prompt to plan to tool, it uncovers the root cause. This clarity enables swift and accurate recovery when failures occur.
Safe Rollback: Powered by Rubrik Security Cloud, it rewinds changes with surgical accuracy. Whether files, databases, configurations, or repositories are affected, Agent Rewind restores them to safety without disruption.
Broad Compatibility: It integrates seamlessly across platforms, APIs, and agent builders. From Agentforce and Microsoft Copilot Studio to Amazon Bedrock Agents and beyond, it ensures adaptability. Even custom AI agents fall effortlessly within its scope.
Q: What impact is Agent Rewind expected to have on the Indian market?
A: AI adoption in India is advancing at a remarkable pace. Recent research shows that 23% of businesses already use AI, while 73% plan to embrace it in 2025—a trajectory that outstrips global averages. The momentum is no longer theoretical; it is visible in practice. At Apollo Hospitals, for instance, AI tools now streamline operations by automating documentation and discharge processes, proving the technology’s tangible value.
The productivity potential is even greater. An EY India survey predicts that Generative AI could elevate productivity in the IT sector by up to 45% within five years, with software development alone reaping gains of nearly 60%. This surge underscores both the opportunity and the risks as enterprises scale AI across critical sectors.
This is where Agent Rewind redefines the landscape. By fusing Predibase’s advanced AI infrastructure with Rubrik’s proven recovery capabilities, it delivers a powerful safeguard. The platform makes previously opaque AI actions visible, auditable, and reversible. It creates immutable snapshots and audit trails that allow enterprises not just to see what happened, but to trace why it happened and roll back high-risk actions with confidence.
Current observability tools fall short—they reveal events but fail to explain causes or enable safe recovery. Agent Rewind fills that void. As India accelerates AI adoption across financial services, healthcare, telecom, government, and IT, enterprises face mounting challenges around accountability, reliability, and trust. Agent Rewind provides the clarity and control needed to navigate this complexity, ensuring innovation does not come at the expense of safety.
Q: What potential do you see for this product in the Indian market?
A: In highly regulated sectors such as Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) and Healthcare, transparency is not optional—it is mandated. Regulatory bodies like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), and global frameworks such as HIPAA enforce strict compliance standards. In this environment, every AI-driven decision must be traceable, accountable, and reversible.
Agent Rewind delivers exactly that. By creating detailed audit trails of AI actions, it empowers enterprises to maintain compliance while embracing innovation. For many Indian companies still in the early stages of experimenting with Generative AI and agentic AI, this capability is transformative.
The ability to safely rewind AI actions removes the fear of irreversible errors. It gives decision-makers the confidence to test, learn, and innovate—without compromising compliance or control. In effect, Agent Rewind bridges the gap between regulatory accountability and technological ambition, enabling enterprises to move forward with speed and assurance.
Q: Which client segments will you prioritize for Agent Rewind Hub, and how will they benefit from it?
A: Agent Rewind will soon be available to Indian organizations across mission-critical industries.
Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI): Institutions in this sector manage sensitive customer data, complex financial transactions, and compliance-heavy processes under regulators such as RBI, SEBI, and IRDAI. Here, even a single irreversible AI error can trigger significant financial and reputational risks. Agent Rewind equips enterprises with the ability to trace and safely roll back AI-driven actions, mitigating these risks with precision.
Healthcare & Life Sciences: In this domain, accuracy is non-negotiable. Medical records, diagnostic results, and treatment plans form the backbone of patient care. Agent Rewind ensures every AI-assisted action remains transparent and reversible, safeguarding both compliance and patient trust.
IT & Cloud Infrastructure: From managed services and SaaS to CloudOps, enterprises increasingly rely on agentic AI for infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and self-healing systems. Agent Rewind adds a critical layer of reliability—making errors traceable, auditable, and correctable—without slowing innovation.
Government & Public Sector: As AI shapes citizen-facing services, transparency and accountability become paramount. Agent Rewind enables full traceability of AI-led decisions while ensuring that actions can be audited and reversed whenever required. This capability strengthens trust between governments and citizens while reinforcing policy compliance.
In every sector, Agent Rewind bridges innovation with accountability. It gives organizations the confidence to scale AI adoption while maintaining control, compliance, and trust.
Q: How is Agent Rewind expected to transform the cybersecurity market?
A: India’s largest IT firms, including Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, confirm that clients are actively adopting AI for new projects. EY India adds that 89% of enterprises have already begun trailing GenAI initiatives, with 33% moving them into production. Yet the broader picture remains sobering. A recent industry report reveals that 92% of Indian enterprises are still stuck in pilot or exploratory phases, while only 8% have realized AI at scale. Even more striking, EY notes that just 15% of firms have GenAI in production, and barely half of them can fully measure its return on investment.
The gap between ambition and execution is clear. AI agents offer enormous promise, but they also mirror human fallibility. They make mistakes. These errors often escalate into unintended business disruptions. Recent cases have exposed risks ranging from technical breakdowns and legal complications to catastrophic outcomes—such as the deletion of entire production databases.
Research highlights a deeper concern. AI agents frequently lose orientation, take flawed shortcuts, and fail to complete even simple multi-step tasks. These flaws erode reliability and expose enterprises to unacceptable risks.
This is precisely where Agent Rewind changes the equation. It makes once-opaque AI actions visible, auditable, and reversible. By generating immutable snapshots and audit trails, it gives organizations the ability to roll back AI-driven missteps safely and confidently. Current observability tools only reveal what happened; Agent Rewind goes further. It uncovers why it happened and provides a clear path to reverse high-risk actions.
With AI adoption in India accelerating yet fraught with risk, Agent Rewind offers the missing safeguard: a way to embrace innovation without sacrificing control.
