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
QBE warns ransomware is top construction cyber threat
Each incident can halt site operations for 24 days on average as attackers exploit the sector's growing use of connected digital tools.
Kyndryl launches sovereignty assessment amid cloud concerns
Rising cloud and AI sovereignty risks are forcing firms to map data exposure and contingency plans as Kyndryl adds a readiness assessment.
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
AI disruptions and cyberattacks are forcing organisations to back up models, prompts and knowledge bases, not just files.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Disaster Recovery
Commvault named Gartner backup leader for 15th time
Rubrik launches cloud recovery tool for cyber attacks
8x8 launches Resolve for deskless workforce alerts
Group-IB named Gartner vendor in incident response guide
Pax8 & NinjaOne form global MSP referral partnership
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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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Disaster Recovery News
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.
AvePoint lifts annual recurring revenue guidance after Q2
Second-quarter growth in SaaS revenue and cash generation prompted the company to raise its full-year annual recurring revenue outlook.
AvePoint launches AI data classification & recovery
Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.
VDURA, Wasabi link AI storage with cloud archiving lifecycle
The tie-up aims to cut AI storage costs by shifting older training data off premium systems without losing access for retraining or compliance.
Cloud Security Alliance launches AI resilience centre
Government and enterprise users will get guidance on recovering faster from AI failures as the Cloud Security Alliance builds a vendor-neutral resilience hub.
Commvault adds Google threat intelligence to recovery
The integration should help backup teams avoid restoring infected data after ransomware attacks, cutting recovery uncertainty for customers.
Cloudflare reports Iran recovery amid global outages
Iranian users began regaining access after an 88-day blackout, even as storms, power cuts and fibre faults disrupted networks elsewhere.
Dell PowerStore joins Nutanix Cloud Platform in APJ
Nutanix customers can now scale storage independently of compute, as Dell PowerStore arrives on the cloud platform with Prism-based management.
Ransomware attacks speed up as hackers use AI tools
Manufacturers faced the heaviest ransomware pressure as AI tools and faster intrusions left defenders with less time to react.
Google Cloud urges resilience as breaches become inevitable
Breaches are forcing boards to rethink cyber defence, with Google Cloud warning that recovery, staff readiness and containment matter most.
N-able named Champion in Omdia backup matrix again
Demand for cyber recovery tools is rising, with Omdia forecasting the managed backup and disaster recovery market will hit USD $38 billion in 2026.
ControlMonkey & AWS boost cloud recovery resilience
The tie-up is aimed at closing a gap that can leave AWS users unable to rebuild working systems even after data has been restored.
Two-thirds of firms delay Copilot over SharePoint risks
Worries over exposed SharePoint data have led many businesses to pause Microsoft Copilot, with senior executives the most cautious.
Synology launches Surveillance365 for multi-site firms
Businesses running multiple sites can now manage camera networks without on-site servers, as Synology rolls out a cloud service worldwide.
DataCentreNews marks 12 years of global industry coverage
The specialist title now reaches readers across six countries as demand grows for coverage of power, cooling and AI-driven data centre expansion.
11:11 Systems launches managed SASE with Cato Networks
Businesses with distributed workforces can now get round-the-clock SASE management as 11:11 adds Cato Networks' cloud platform to its services.
Google adds failover for multi-region Cloud Run services
Downtime risk is lower for apps running across multiple regions, as traffic can now shift to a healthy Cloud Run region within seconds.
Google Cloud adds BigQuery governance tags in preview
The preview could ease multi-region compliance headaches by letting organisations apply column-level security through global tags and regional policies.
AI speeds ransomware, forcing firms to focus on recovery
Ransomware recovery plans must now verify data integrity, as AI helps attackers move faster across connected systems, Index Engines says.
Standard Chartered & Broadcom deepen private cloud tie
The bank says the overhaul has cut deployment times to a day, as it standardises core systems across 54 markets for tighter control and resilience.