AI Governance Risks Rise as Enterprises Scale Agents

Rubrik's Dev Rishi on Mounting Pressure to Adopt AI Amid Operational Risks Matthew Perry • November 21, 2025

Enterprises are racing to adopt artificial intelligence as pressure grows to modernize operations and stay competitive. Leaders see the promise of faster execution and automated work, but many also face mounting concerns about how to manage the risks that come with agent-driven systems. Dev Rishi, general manager of AI at Rubrik, said most companies struggle less with model accuracy than they do with understanding what agents do once deployed.

AI agents can act quickly, which increases the impact of mistakes. Enterprises need a framework that monitors agent behavior, enforces guardrails and restores systems when actions go wrong. Rubrik built its new Agent Cloud platform around those needs, pairing governance with the company's longstanding data security and recovery capabilities.

"The base layer starts with visibility, then having control over that and then ...