The Ultimate Guide to Disaster Recovery

2026 · Australian Edition

Also known as DR.

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.

Australian Disaster Recovery news
Analyst Insights
Autonomous AI 'agentic customers' set to reshape banks
Gartner · DR · Data Protection
Last week
Commvault urges identity-first cyber resilience in AI age
Gartner · DR · Storage
Last week
Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom
Gartner · DR · SaaS
Last month
Semperis buys MightyID to bolster cloud identity resilience
Gartner · DR · Data Protection
Last month
Sitoo gets Gartner recognition in Unified Commerce Platforms
Gartner · DR · Data Protection
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Expert columns
Why women from varied careers strengthen cybersecurity
By Courtney Guss of Semperis
Last week
Reimagining healthcare IT from risk to resilience
By Richard Gerdis of LogicMonitor
Last month
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
By Al Kingsley MBE of NetSupport
Last month
Australia's cyberattack surge demands a new approach to data resilience
By Brett Chase of Cohesity
Last month
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
By Dominik Wurzer of G+D Netcetera
Last month
Safer Internet Day and the New Reality of Cyber Responsibility in Education
By Ben Le Huray of Ingram Micro Australia
Last month
Why SOC 2 Type 2 certification matters for brokers
By Peter Waring of JAVLN
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Closing the visibility gap in board-level cyber risk
By Cornelius Mare of Fortinet
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
2026: Resilience, the new foundation of cybersecurity
By Matthieu Trivier of Semperis
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten
By Matthew Oostveen of Pure Storage
Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Cloud backup security incident investigation complete and strengthened cyber resilience
By SonicWall
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Why Australian banks must invest in secure and reliable databases
By Kevin Kline of SolarWinds
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
More than a buzzword: How strategic partnerships power real digital transformation
By Alex Coates of Interactive
Mon, 3rd Nov 2025
Server vs cloud: What every insurance broker needs to know about their technology choice
By Peter Waring of JAVLN
Fri, 17th Oct 2025
Don't just bounce back, bounce forward: Turning data recovery into a secret weapon
By Rick Vanover of Veeam
Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Interviews
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Veeam's Ben Young sounds alarm on backup risks in AI era
Discussing Storage
Mon, 8th Sep 2025
Okta launches enhanced data recovery for Australia
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 5th Jun 2025
Exclusive: Commvault on cyber resilience as the new battleground for enterprise data
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 5th Jun 2025
Exclusive: Why every day should be World Backup Day
Discussing Cloud Services
Wed, 2nd Apr 2025
Recent news
MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access
About Cloud Services
Last week
Optus tests resilient 800GE link between Sydney & Perth
About Cloud Services
Last week
FinTech Australia launches summit on open banking data
About Cloud Services
Last week
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
About Storage
Last week
Slipstream Cyber joins Atmos incident response panel
About Cloud Services
Last week
GitProtect DevOps backup now live on Microsoft Marketplace
About Cloud Services
Last month
N-able adds real-time alerts to protect backup policies
About Cloud Services
Last month
Codific maps five cyber paths threatening power grids
About Cloud Services
Last month
Denmark tops 2026 FM resilience ranking, India climbs
About Cloud Services
Last month
CloudCasa boosts OpenShift backup with SMB & VM restores
About Storage
Last month
AI reshapes cyber risk, N-able urges resilience shift
About Cloud Services
Last month
Commvault, CrowdStrike link backups to Falcon SIEM
About Cloud Services
Last month
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
About Storage
Last month
Polymorphic ransomware, shadow encryption hinder recovery
About Storage
Last month
Community wi-fi project targets 100 remote communities
About Cloud Services
Last month
Job moves
Unlimit names Michele Fung as new head of Asia Pacific
Move at FinTech Association of Hong Kong
Last month
Logicalis Australia appoints Luke Gardiner to lead new Technology Assurance Services practice
Move at Logicalis
Last month
Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Mangopay names Andy Wiggan Chief Product Officer
Move at GoCardless
Wed, 10th Dec 2025
AltTab appoints Pienaar to lead new data security practice
Move at AltTab
Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Brian Hildebrand appointed CIO at ECI Software Solutions
Move at ECI Software Solutions
Mon, 17th Feb 2025
Keepit appoints cybersecurity veteran Kim Larsen as new CISO
Move at Verizon
Wed, 17th Apr 2024
Axcient Welcomes Madhu Rawat as SVP of Engineering
Move at DocuSign
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
Cohesity appoints Kit Beall as CRO
Move at Cisco
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
Axcient promotes Tim Sheahen to Senior Vice President of Global Sales
Move at Axcient
Tue, 7th Mar 2023
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