The Ultimate Guide to Disaster Recovery
A curated Kiwi edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Disaster Recovery (DR).
What to know about Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery is a crucial area of focus for businesses aiming to maintain continuity and resilience amid unexpected disruptions, whether due to natural events, cyberattacks, or system failures. This tag compiles a wealth of insights, practical advice, and evolving strategies on how organizations can safeguard their critical data and IT infrastructure to recover swiftly and effectively from disasters.
Through articles covering innovative technologies such as cloud-based disaster recovery solutions, automation in recovery testing, and virtualisation, readers gain an understanding of how modern approaches are reshaping traditional backup and recovery methods into more comprehensive disaster recovery plans. The stories highlight the importance of planning not just for backup but for rapid recovery, testing those plans regularly, and integrating business continuity considerations into IT strategies.
The tag also sheds light on real-world applications and challenges, such as handling ransomware threats, managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and ensuring data resilience across diverse operational scenarios. For businesses, IT professionals, and resellers alike, exploring the Disaster Recovery tag offers valuable perspectives on protecting digital assets, minimizing downtime, and building adaptable recovery frameworks capable of supporting today’s dynamic business landscape.
Kiwi Disaster Recovery News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Wellington City Council buying out property affected by April flash flooding
One homeowner is set to be bought out after April's flash floods, as Wellington City Council says the site faces landslip risk from its own land.
AI boosts value of experienced developers, says Lancom CTO
AI has made prototypes cheap, but production failures remain costly, putting a premium on experienced developers who can spot hidden risks.
Sovereignty by design: Building New Zealand's digital resilience
A mix of local and global systems could shield New Zealand services from cyberattacks and natural hazards while preserving control over critical data.
Hawke's Bay roading contractor layoffs as cyclone work ends
As Cyclone Gabrielle recovery winds down, local contractors are trimming jobs and councils warn the region's civil work pipeline is shrinking.
ECan backs Kaikōura flood recovery, calls for Government support
Funding gaps leave Kaikōura's flood recovery reliant on regional rates, after the council's bid for Government help was knocked back.
Ōmāhu stopbank upgrade begins after Cyclone Gabrielle
Flood protection for Ōmāhu is being strengthened after Gabrielle exposed gaps in the defences, with work due to finish by Christmas.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Disaster Recovery
Commvault launches Recovery Studio for business recovery
Sovereignty by design: Building New Zealand's digital resilience
Rocket Software adds AI tools for IBM i modernisation
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Featured News
Transform your business with Telstra Adaptive Networks
Businesses facing outages and surging demand can now reroute traffic, scale bandwidth and cut IT admin as Telstra's network adapts in real time.
'Cybersecurity birth certificate': Rockwell Automation's OT risk measures
Rising attacks on connected factories are pushing regulators to require proof of security from shipment through service, Rockwell says.
Reviews
Expert Columns
The crown jewels of cybersecurity: What can your business not afford to lose
Small but mighty - micro data centres are the foundation of security and disaster recovery
Pragmatic modernisation: The disciplines that transform cloud operations
Designing for data sovereignty: Building architectures that keep control where it belongs
Seven Cyber Controls Businesses Can No Longer Afford to Overlook
Data Deduplication in the Era of Big Data: Challenges and Solutions
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Fibre or satellite: Which is best for live event linking?
CISO-CFO alignment key as cyber insurance market shifts
Collective cyber defence will be won or lost in how we act together
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
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Recent Disaster Recovery News
Commvault adds agent recovery for Bedrock & Foundry
It aims to help enterprises trace and undo unintended actions by AI agents before they spread across data, applications and infrastructure.
FluidCloud launches vHOP to speed VMware exit plans
Enterprises under pressure to leave VMware can now map security rules and dependencies before cutover, with plans generated in as little as three days.
Rubrik expands AWS cyber recovery tools for cloud apps
The update is aimed at cutting recovery times after cloud attacks by helping security teams spot deletions, assess blast radius and restore AWS apps.
Rubrik extends Google Cloud backup to BigQuery & Storage
The move gives organisations a separate recovery path for analytics and AI data, after attacks on cloud backups and identity systems have risen.
Rubrik adds cyber recovery tools for GitHub & Azure
Security teams can now spot suspicious repository activity and restore only malicious changes in GitHub and Azure DevOps after identity-based attacks.
RACS cuts virtualisation costs with HPE Private Cloud
The move is set to save the not-for-profit college about AUD $2.1 million over five years after a proposed 300% licensing hike.
NAKIVO posts 13% revenue growth as EMEA leads quarter
EMEA generated 58% of quarterly sales as NAKIVO added customers, partners and enterprise deals across 190 countries.
Rubrik launches hosted backup for on-premise NAS data
The hosted service shifts backup storage and maintenance off site, aimed at enterprises under pressure from rising hardware costs and ransomware risk.
Raiffeisen slashes mainframe cyber recovery to two hours
Austrian bank IT services provider Raiffeisen Informatik said a total storage loss would now be recoverable in one to two hours, not seven days.
Dell expands cyber resilience tools for AI & identity
The new tools aim to help organisations recover faster from AI and identity breaches, as cyber incidents increasingly threaten business continuity.
Cohesity & IBM validate cloud recovery with Terraform
The validation gives businesses a faster way to restore cloud apps after AI-driven attacks, using approved Terraform code and backup data.
11:11 Systems buys IBM VMware customers in new deal
The deal expands 11:11 Systems' reach as Broadcom reshapes VMware partner support and enterprises seek continuity in cloud migrations.
Cohesity names Datacom APJ MSP Partner of the Year
The recognition boosts Datacom's standing across Australia and New Zealand as customers demand stronger cyber resilience, data protection and recovery support.
Exaba says MSPs lose storage margin to outside vendors
Many managed service providers are watching backup revenue slip as hidden cloud fees and vendor price changes squeeze storage margins.
Cohesity appoints Matthew Johnston to lead APJ partner sales
The hire underscores Cohesity's push to deepen its channel reach across APJ as customers demand stronger cyber resilience and data security.
Commvault adds Microsoft 365 tools to spot safe backups
The new add-ons aim to help businesses avoid restoring infected files after cyberattacks, as Microsoft 365 remains a prime target for ransomware.
MariaDB Ecosystem Hub passes 200 entries in six months
The directory now gives MariaDB users a faster way to find compatible tools, after the curated hub topped 200 entries in just six months.
11:11 Systems buys IBM VMware customers in eighth deal
The acquisition gives 11:11 Systems more enterprise accounts as Broadcom narrows VMware partners, but no financial terms were disclosed.
Most enterprise storage sits idle, CTERA study finds
Active data makes up just 4.4% of enterprise storage, raising costs, security exposure and AI search quality concerns for firms.
Engage2Excel expands StorONE storage platform to 1PB
The move could help the workforce solutions provider stretch existing flash capacity across production, backup and disaster recovery as data grows.