The Ultimate Guide to Disaster Recovery
A curated UK 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.
UK Disaster Recovery News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for regulated firms
Argyll Data Development launches UK sovereign AI inference cloud with SambaNova, targeting regulated firms seeking local control over data and systems.
UK cyber survey criticised over AI threat blindness
UK businesses are leaving gaps in incident response and backup planning as experts warn AI-assisted attacks are outpacing policy.
Atos wins LCH SA cloud migration deal for clearing systems
The deal puts a key European clearing house on a three-year path to cloud migration without disrupting trading operations.
Cyber Essentials updates tighten remote working rules
Companies seeking Cyber Essentials certification must now use multi-factor authentication and managed devices, as remote working rules tighten.
Bloxley chooses Equals Money for cross-border push
The neobank can now tap infrastructure for accounts in more than 38 currencies as it prepares a launch in four countries.
BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud
Growing concern over data sovereignty has pushed BlackBox Hosting to shift thousands of customer services onto Everpure's UK cloud platform.
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
Featured News
Expert Columns
What cyber resilience means in 2026
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Re-thinking cyber security from prevention to operational resilience
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Giving trust to gain impact: What I've learned as a woman in tech
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
Why lenders need fintech-level payments
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
What cyber resilience means in 2026
UK boards will be judged on recovery speed and judgement, as attacks slip past prevention and overwhelm overstretched SOC teams.
Payment failures put GBP £1.7bn in UK sales at risk
Shoppers are abandoning purchases within minutes of outages, exposing retailers and venues to losses that quickly mount beyond GBP £1.7 billion a year.
Anthropic's Mythos AI sparks UK bank cyber stability alarm
UK regulators are racing to assess whether Anthropic’s Mythos model could speed up attacks on banks and unsettle financial stability.
GARR & Cubbit launch storage network for universities
Italian universities will gain a shared, Italy-based storage system as GARR and Cubbit begin a 1 petabyte pilot to improve resilience and control.
UK firms back AI workloads but doubt cyber recovery
Despite widespread AI backups, just 39% of UK businesses are fully confident they could recover cloud data after a cyberattack.
London adds tape archive choice for Geyser Data users
Customers can now keep cold data closer to home as Geyser Data opens its first European tape archive site in London.
UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks, survey finds
Most incidents led to shutdowns, supply chain disruption or lost sales, with many firms still leaving cyber risk outside the boardroom.
Monument to tokenise retail deposits on Midnight blockchain
Retail savers will keep FSCS protection as Monument moves up to GBP £250 million of deposits on to the Midnight blockchain.
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity
The Beeston site gives customers more secure rack space and lower-energy hosting as CWCS doubles down on colocation demand.
RANsemi chip powers Apeiroon deployable 5G systems
Deployable 4G and 5G kits for defence and emergency teams are set to shrink as Apeiroon adopts RANsemi's RNS802 chip.
SumUp adds in-app investing for merchants with Upvest
SumUp adds Upvest-powered in-app investing in Germany, letting small firms put EUR €1 into fractional money market funds via its app.
Mintivo signs IT support deal with Prospect Hospice
Prospect Hospice appoints Mintivo to overhaul IT support, aiming to boost system reliability and free staff to focus on patient care.
Re-thinking cyber security from prevention to operational resilience
As logins replace break‑ins, experts urge a shift from perimeter defence to operational cyber resilience grounded in identity security.
Manchester City names N-able as official cyber partner
Manchester City appoints N-able as official cyber partner to safeguard its expanding digital operations and global fan data footprint.
NHS telephony faces hidden risks in PSTN switch-off
NHS telecoms overhaul exposes hidden legacy risks as PSTN retirement and pandemic pressures force trusts to confront fragile systems.
Rubrik & Rackspace unveil UK sovereign cyber recovery cloud
Rubrik and Rackspace launch UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud to restore vital services after ransomware while keeping data under UK control.
Barclays & Sage link up to ease small business admin
Barclays and Sage are teaming up to link banking with cloud accounting, aiming to slash admin time for UK small firms as tax rules tighten.
Worldstream & Cubbit unveil Dutch sovereign S3 cloud
Worldstream and Cubbit launch Netherlands-only S3 cloud storage, promising data sovereignty, predictable pricing and European compliance.
Bilder taps xpate for instant card funding across borders
Bilder integrates xpate's card top-ups to offer 24/7 instant multi-currency account funding for cross-border customers and businesses.
Cloudhouse unveils free tool to price IT outage costs
Cloudhouse launches free calculator to put a price on IT outages, as research pegs average unplanned downtime at over USD $14,000 a minute.
