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The Ultimate Guide to Disaster Recovery

A curated Canadian edition of TechDay 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.

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Recent Disaster Recovery News

AVANT & Assured unite to expand data backup services
Cloud Services

AVANT & Assured unite to expand data backup services

AVANT and Assured Data Protection partner to offer enhanced managed backup and disaster recovery services across North America using Rubrik and Nutanix technologies.

Fri, 18th Jul 2025

BackBox launches Kilter AI for network operations
Digital Transformation

BackBox launches Kilter AI for network operations

The new layer aims to help network teams prioritise vulnerabilities and automate routine fixes, while keeping human approval in charge.

Today

Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses
Data Analytics

Rubrik launches Iceberg protection for AWS lakehouses

Enterprises using Apache Iceberg on AWS can now restore full, queryable tables after incidents, reducing manual rebuilds and downtime.

Yesterday

Ransomware attacks rise as backup recovery worsens
IT Department

Ransomware attacks rise as backup recovery worsens

Only 39% of organisations recovered at least three-quarters of their data after ransomware, as outages and data loss worsened.

Yesterday

ControlMonkey expands backup to security platforms
Network Security

ControlMonkey expands backup to security platforms

Organisations using multiple security tools now face a bigger risk of configuration loss, as ControlMonkey extends recovery into those platforms.

3 days ago

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
IT Budget

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

3 days ago

Synology expands ActiveProtect with cloud recovery
IT Department

Synology expands ActiveProtect with cloud recovery

Organisations can now restore cloud backups directly into Amazon EC2 or Azure VM, cutting steps in disaster recovery after an outage.

3 days ago

Immutable backup gap leaves firms exposed to ransomware
IT Department

Immutable backup gap leaves firms exposed to ransomware

Ransomware recovery is worsening as most organisations lack backup storage that cannot be altered or deleted, Omdia says.

Last week

Würth Elektronik speeds CAD access with file locking
Manufacturing

Würth Elektronik speeds CAD access with file locking

Engineers now open CAD files in seconds instead of minutes, after a global file system reduced version conflicts across three continents.

Last week

Microsoft, DE-CIX launch Azure Metro in five cities
Network Infrastructure

Microsoft, DE-CIX launch Azure Metro in five cities

Customers in five cities gain backup Azure routes designed to keep AI and critical enterprise workloads online if one link fails.

Last week

Commvault links recovery actions into CrowdStrike SOAR
Threat intelligence

Commvault links recovery actions into CrowdStrike SOAR

Joint users can now automate cyber recovery steps during incidents, cutting handoffs and helping preserve clean backup points for ransomware response.

Last week

Google Cloud urges fallback planning for AI workloads
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud urges fallback planning for AI workloads

Enterprises facing AI demand spikes are being told to secure spare capacity and automate backups to avoid outages and overspending.

Last month

Google Cloud launches fault injection testing preview
Managed Services

Google Cloud launches fault injection testing preview

Fault testing aims to cut outage risk for cloud users as Google Cloud previews a tool that simulates failures before customers are hit.

Last month

Citrix launches dual-boot UniconOS for Windows recovery
Cyber attacks

Citrix launches dual-boot UniconOS for Windows recovery

Organisations can restore access to apps within minutes after ransomware or failed updates, without relying on spare hardware or reimaging.

Last month

3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare
Data centers

3verest uses Equinix to build sovereign AI for healthcare

Healthcare providers will be able to keep scans, prompts and AI inference inside national borders as 3verest expands sovereign cloud controls.

Last month

NCC Group named in Forrester cyber response report
Local Government

NCC Group named in Forrester cyber response report

Clients now want help across the full cyber attack lifecycle, as Forrester says incident response is moving beyond containment and forensics.

Last month

EDB launches disaster recovery for WarehousePG analytics
Data Analytics

EDB launches disaster recovery for WarehousePG analytics

Customers running petabyte-scale analytics can now recover full WarehousePG clusters after site outages, cutting downtime and data-loss risk.

Last month

Cohesity adds partner incentives & services specialisation
Managed Security Services Provider

Cohesity adds partner incentives & services specialisation

Partners will get higher rebates and simpler certification rules as Cohesity shifts its channel push towards services-led security sales.

Last month

Nakivo names EMEA largest region as revenue rises 10%
Small Business

Nakivo names EMEA largest region as revenue rises 10%

EMEA generated 55% of NAKIVO's quarterly revenue as the backup software maker added customers and partners across 190 countries.

Last month

Commvault expands Azure recovery with Cloud Rewind
Digital Transformation

Commvault expands Azure recovery with Cloud Rewind

The update broadens recovery for Azure-based apps, helping firms restore configurations and dependencies faster after cyberattacks or outages.

Last month