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
Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery
Many New Zealand firms say they could ride out an outage, but fewer than four in ten have tested recovery of critical systems recently.
Which New Zealand companies are most likely to be targeted by Ransomware hackers?
Mid-market firms in financial, insurance and consulting services face the highest ransomware risk, with attacks now striking faster and costing far more.
Hawkes Bay gets storm ready and looking forward to major growth
Storm losses are accelerating investment in automation as Hawkes Bay orchards prepare to lift fruit throughput and exports amid rising demand.
Tuanz urges stronger New Zealand cyber security rules
Small businesses face rising scam losses and AI-driven fraud as the association urges mandatory reporting and tougher platform obligations.
Lancom wins Microsoft Azure migration specialisation
Customers seeking cloud moves may see lower risk after the Auckland-based firm proved repeatable delivery on Azure database and infrastructure migrations.
QBE provides support for the growth of a resilience culture
Grant funding will back New Zealand groups tackling climate risk and inclusion, as QBE links recovery support to stronger resilience.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Disaster Recovery
SoftwareOne partners NinjaOne to simplify ANZ IT ops
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
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.
Visibility can shield you against $15k/min downtime
Blind spots in monitoring are pushing outage bills higher, with Splunk estimating average downtime now costs USD $15,000 a minute.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
International Women's Day: Why data sovereignty demands stronger leadership
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Disaster Recovery News
Commvault expands Microsoft Azure partnership in NZ
New Zealand organisations may gain faster recovery and simpler compliance as Commvault's tools become part of Microsoft Azure's native service.
Physical security guidance for New Zealand data centre hopes
New government guidance warns mega data centres are now critical infrastructure, with a single breach risking banking, logistics and communications.
Why local secure access is becoming critical for New Zealand organisations
Local secure access is moving up the agenda as outages, slower performance and data sovereignty concerns reshape how New Zealand firms manage risk.
Being unprepared for a cyber attack has a heavy price tag
Unprepared firms can face NZ$173,000 in ransomware costs alone, with lost clients and trust pushing the real bill much higher.
Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans
Only 30% of New Zealand organisations have a cyber recovery plan, leaving customers and operations exposed if attacks cause prolonged outages.
One NZ readies satellite texts as Cyclone Vaianu nears
Customers in storm-hit areas could still text if mobile coverage fails, as One NZ prepares satellite backup ahead of Cyclone Vaianu.
Commvault Cloud brings in-country data protection to NZ
Commvault extends its cloud data protection platform to New Zealand, promising in-country sovereignty, faster recovery and unified resilience.
International Women's Day: Why data sovereignty demands stronger leadership
As cloud use surges, New Zealand leaders face rising data sovereignty risks demanding clearer oversight, accountability and diverse leadership.
Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says
Health NZ says a third-party hardware failure caused a 36-hour South Island hospital IT outage that forced staff back to pen and paper.
New high-tech manufacturing plant opens in Canterbury
Enatel opens an 8000sqm high-tech plant in Christchurch, uniting staff and boosting export capacity for its specialised battery chargers.
NZ firms lift tech spend as AI shifts from trials to scale
New Zealand firms plan bigger tech budgets as optimism grows, shifting AI from pilots to scaled deployments despite talent and cyber strains.
Spark NZ, HPE revamp hybrid cloud for managed services
Spark NZ taps HPE GreenLake and Morpheus to rebuild hybrid cloud, boosting automation and managed services for Kiwi enterprise clients.
Building capacity and breaking new ground
Residents face safer homes and roads as Hawke’s Bay Regional Council races to deliver a GBP £125 million flood programme after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Simple steps to counter cyber threats
Nearly a quarter of New Zealand SMEs have already been hit by cyberattacks, with many still lacking basic defences against costly breaches.
WebPros acquires Comet Backup to boost global data protection
WebPros has acquired Christchurch-based Comet Backup to expand its global data protection services and enhance web hosting solutions worldwide.
Kinetics Group expands IT services with OutSource merger
Kinetics has integrated OutSource IT, boosting managed IT service capabilities to better serve NZ businesses amidst rising demand for cloud and cybersecurity.
Climate change rules clarified this year
New disclosure and adaptation rules will force large firms to spell out climate risks, while greenwashing scrutiny and reporting relief evolve.
Construction activity to fall after reaching peak
Activity in the sector is set to return to 2020 levels as post-Covid demand eases and residential consents settle lower.
NZ's Myovolt scales global presence with United Sports Brands deal
Kiwi health-tech firm, Myovolt, anticipates a boost in its global footprint, thanks to a newly-agreed deal with global sports retailer, United Sports Brands.
How NZ’s infrastructure pipeline compares to Australia
New Zealand’s project list is poised to outpace Australia’s on a per capita basis, but delays could push capital and labour offshore.