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.
Canadian Disaster Recovery News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Kyndryl's new sovereignty readiness assessment targets cloud, AI and data risks as firms face rising pressure over control, resilience and continuity.
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
World Backup Day prompts organisations to rethink recovery as AI systems, prompts and training data become as vital to resilience as files and databases.
Advancing resilience and representation: Women leading the next era of technology
Women leaders are reshaping resilience in tech, turning complex risk into clear strategy while pushing for inclusion and real influence.
Oracle brings Database@Google Cloud service to Canada
Oracle has launched its Database@Google Cloud service in Montreal and Toronto, targeting Canadian multicloud and data sovereignty needs.
Canadian firms confident in disaster readiness but lack real plans
Canadian firms show highest confidence in disaster readiness globally, yet only 1% in high-risk areas have active plans, revealing major gaps in real crisis preparedness.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Disaster Recovery
Pax8 & NinjaOne form global MSP referral partnership
Rubrik launches Google Cloud tools for AI governance
Rubrik revamps MSP programme with PayGo & 24/7 support
Rubrik unveils MSP PayGo pricing & Rubrik Verified plan
Tech Mahindra & Rubrik launch AI cyber recovery service
Expert Columns
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Advancing resilience and representation: Women leading the next era of technology
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
2026: Resilience, the new foundation of cybersecurity
Cloud backup security incident investigation complete and strengthened cyber resilience
5 mission-critical moves Canadian CIOs can make to navigate uncertainty
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Disaster Recovery News
Temenos expands AWS SaaS to digital banking & payments
Temenos broadens AWS SaaS for banks with digital services and payments, as lenders weigh cloud modularity, regulation and data residency.
Telxius joins Synamedia on multi-CDN streaming push
Telxius and Synamedia team up to give streaming customers easier multi-CDN switching, boosting resilience and quality of experience.
Commvault posts record cash flow as SaaS revenue jumps
Commvault posts USD $132 million record quarterly free cash flow as SaaS revenue jumps 43% and annual revenue rises 19% to USD $1.184 billion.
Celebrity stalkerware leak exposes private messages online
Celebrity stalkerware leak exposes private messages online after a misconfigured database left 86,859 images and chats open to anyone.
AI is biggest cyber threat to CISOs, NCC Group warns
Artificial intelligence heightens cyber risk for chief information security officers as ransomware attacks rise 22% in March, NCC Group says.
Scality launches Veeam backup appliance for mid-size firms
Scality launches ARTESCA+ Veeam HA, a unified backup appliance for mid-size firms, pairing Veeam Data Platform with object storage and triple high availability.
AvePoint adds AI governance tools for channel partners
AvePoint expands its Confidence Platform with AI governance, partner policy controls and new recovery tools to help MSPs standardise services.
Dell expands cyber resilience with quantum-ready PCs
Dell adds quantum-ready protections to commercial PCs and upgrades backup, detection and recovery tools to help firms counter AI and post-quantum threats.
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Block are pushing into loyalty, lending and AI checkout tools as payment groups seek a bigger role in merchant commerce.
Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack
Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.
Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.
Commvault brings cloud resilience tools to Google Cloud
Commvault expands its cyber resilience platform to Google Cloud Marketplace, giving customers new ways to protect BigQuery, GKE and Workspace workloads.
Apricorn launches 32TB offline encrypted desktop drive
Apricorn broadens its Aegis Padlock DT FIPS line with a 32TB hardware-encrypted desktop drive for offline backups and sensitive data.
Thrive launches Abacode compliance services after deal
Thrive widens post-Abacode push with managed compliance service for firms facing tougher rules and cyber risk.
Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage
Dell rolls out PowerMaxOS 10.4 with ransomware detection, faster VMware migrations and expanded support for OpenShift and Fibre Channel SANs.
Cohesity wins Google Cloud award for disaster recovery
Cohesity deepens Google Cloud partnership with new AI and cyber recovery features as it lands 2026 Partner of the Year honour.
Commvault expands Flex with Hitachi Vantara & NetApp
Commvault broadens Flex support with Hitachi Vantara and NetApp as enterprises seek scalable cyber recovery for AI-heavy storage demands.
11:11 Systems named Cohesity's MSP Strategic Partner
11:11 Systems wins Cohesity FY2025 MSP Strategic Partner of the Year award as joint cyber recovery services gain traction.
Rubrik survey warns of AI agents outpacing security
Survey finds AI agents are spreading faster than security teams can track them, with most firms lacking visibility, rollback controls and identity governance.
Dtcc expands cloud first push with AWS & Microsoft
DTCC expands its Cloud First plan with AWS and Microsoft, moving core clearing systems to public cloud while widening Azure support for digital assets.