The Ultimate Guide to Disaster Recovery
A curated Kiwi 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.
Kiwi Disaster Recovery News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
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.
Council approves $500,000 to tackle systemic flaws exposed in landslide review
Up to GBP £500,000 has been set aside for an 18-month overhaul after a landslide review found warning signs were missed for years.
Stopbank upgrade begins at 'vulnerable' Awatoto
Homes and businesses in Awatoto should be better protected from more common floods after a 3.6km stopbank upgrade got under way.
Winter storms leave Masterton council fund in the red
Road repairs from repeated storms have driven the council's emergency fund to a NZD $1.2 million deficit, with subsidies covering only part of the bill.
Fibre or satellite: Which is best for live event linking?
Ultra-low delays and backup pathways can make or break live broadcasts, especially when sports betting and remote events are involved.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Disaster Recovery
Rocket Software adds AI tools for IBM i modernisation
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
SoftwareOne partners NinjaOne to simplify ANZ IT ops
Commvault named Gartner backup leader for 15th time
Featured News
Resilience over prevention as AI reshapes security landscape
Rising ransomware speed is pushing ANZ firms to increase spending on recovery strategies as AI gives attackers new ways in.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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
Minimum viable company: Recover faster when systems go dark
Which New Zealand companies are most likely to be targeted by Ransomware hackers?
Why local secure access is becoming critical for New Zealand organisations
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Building security outcomes for small businesses: Why breaches persist despite available tools
Why data infrastructure will decide which AI strategies succeed in 2026
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Disaster Recovery News
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.
Commvault wins AWS data competency for relational databases
The recognition strengthens Commvault's position with cloud customers seeking automated backups and recovery tools for Amazon RDS and Aurora workloads.
Quest expands identity security for AI agent threats
The update is aimed at speeding recovery and containing breaches as AI agents gain access to corporate identity systems.
Lucius AI cuts tender search times with Google AlloyDB
Tender-bidding businesses could see faster results as Lucius AI says its move to AlloyDB cut semantic search latency from 1.14 seconds to 24 milliseconds.
ACI & Cognizant test card processing on AWS at scale
Banks weighing cloud migration got fresh evidence after the platform handled more than double its target load on AWS with no failed transactions.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI Truth Cloud
The Danish cloud data protection group's nine-figure run underscores demand for independent backup as firms link AI adoption to data trust.
Keepit tops USD $100 million ARR on AI truth cloud
The milestone underlines rising demand for independent backup as firms seek reliable records for AI-driven systems and compliance.
Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response
Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.
F5 & Omnissa join forces on virtual desktop security
Enterprise IT teams could gain simpler, tighter-protected remote workspaces as the tie-up aims to cut gateway layers and improve resilience.
Forrester urges firms to prioritise practical AI governance
Enterprises face mounting risks from AI outages and hidden governance costs as Forrester says day-to-day operational needs now outrank frontier fears.
Only 2% trust AI-ready cyber recovery, survey finds
Australian firms face rising cyber risk, with 80% hit in the past year and only 2% confident their recovery plans can withstand frontier AI threats.
Rubrik launches Code Guardian & expands Anthropic ties
The private previews aim to help security teams spot exploitable code chains and connect AI agents to Rubrik's governance tools more safely.
IT pros say password sharing is top security lapse
User behaviour remains IT's biggest vulnerability, with 65% of professionals saying password sharing is the worst security lapse.
$6.2m water main project set to disrupt Hastings for 11 months
Central Hastings businesses face parking curbs and possible road closures for nearly a year as a new drinking water trunk main is built.
Ingram Micro signs AirBridge distribution deal in NZ
Partners will gain access to secure remote connectivity tools as the deal targets outages and poor coverage across the Pacific region.
Residents of flood-damaged Māngere to help allocate $300,000 recovery fund
Māngere residents will vote on projects from a GBP £300,000 fund aimed at speeding recovery after the 2023 floods.
Commvault cuts Active Directory recovery to minutes
A clean standby copy aims to keep authentication and access running after cyberattacks, helping firms restore Active Directory in minutes.
Wavelink signs AirBridge distribution deal in Australia
Australian resellers gain access to deployable communications gear for remote and disrupted sites as Wavelink broadens its critical infrastructure offering.
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.