Cohesity Gaia is an AI-powered conversational search solution that transforms backup data into actionable intelligence. The product integrates generative AI capabilities with the Cohesity Data Cloud to enable natural language search and analysis across years of unstructured backup data. The solution provides conversational AI interfaces for querying enterprise data stored in backups, delivering context-aware answers and insights. It connects to diverse data sources including cloud storage, on-premises NAS systems, Microsoft OneDrive, and various file types such as PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, HTML, and XML. Cohesity Gaia implements role-based access control and permission-aware responses that honor file-level permissions. The product offers deployment options as either a managed service or self-managed on-premises solution, allowing organizations to maintain data sovereignty. The platform uses retrieval-augmented generation technology to reduce AI hallucinations and ensure responses are grounded in actual enterprise data. It enables search and summarization across millions of files without requiring new data infrastructure. Key capabilities include instant search across hybrid environments, AI-driven document summarization, knowledge extraction from historical backups, and time-series analysis of protected data. The solution is designed for use cases including enterprise knowledge management, compliance risk analysis, and decision support.