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Datacom finds New Zealand firms lack cyber recovery plans
Data Protection

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026

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Outage stories

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links
Data Protection

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links

Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • This month
N-able named Champion in Omdia backup matrix again
Data Protection

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.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Heatwaves raise insurance risk for power generators
Power / Energy

Heatwaves raise insurance risk for power generators

Rising temperatures are making generators more likely to face outages, replacement power costs and bigger balance sheet losses during peak demand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
Kore.ai survey says firms face unmanaged AI agent risk
Private Cloud

Kore.ai survey says firms face unmanaged AI agent risk

Most large US enterprises say AI agents are creating unmanaged financial and compliance risks, with many forced to reverse their actions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026
Global 2000 downtime costs rise to USD $600 billion
Software-as-a-Service

Global 2000 downtime costs rise to USD $600 billion

Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
Equinix expands Fabric Geo Zones across five continents
Data Protection

Equinix expands Fabric Geo Zones across five continents

The expansion could help regulated firms keep sensitive traffic within legal boundaries during outages, failovers or congestion across clouds.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
Dynatrace named leader in GigaOm Kubernetes report
DevOps

Dynatrace named leader in GigaOm Kubernetes report

As Kubernetes deployments spread, operators are under pressure to cut incident times and pin down faults across complex cloud estates.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
BT & STACKIT link networks for sovereign cloud access
Data Protection

BT & STACKIT link networks for sovereign cloud access

Multinational groups in Europe will gain private links to an EU-based cloud, reducing exposure to public internet routes and sovereignty risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026
DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours
DevOps

DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours

Longer outages at developer tools now threaten release schedules and productivity, with GitProtect estimating more than USD $740,000 in losses.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
NeuBird AI study finds gap on incident management AI
DevOps

NeuBird AI study finds gap on incident management AI

Alert fatigue is helping trigger costly outages, even as executives overstate AI use in incident management, a NeuBird study says.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries
Storage

World Backup Day warns firms on untested recoveries

World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Indigo Telecom hires Ilex to drive global growth push
Network Infrastructure

Indigo Telecom hires Ilex to drive global growth push

Indigo Telecom appoints Ilex as global marketing and PR partner to sharpen messaging and support its international expansion strategy.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India
Software-as-a-Service

Upwind ramps up APJ cloud security push from India

Upwind boosts India hub and APJ cloud footprint as runtime security demand surges amid rising breaches and tighter regional regulations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Undo raises USD $37 million for AI debugging tools
Semiconductors

Undo raises USD $37 million for AI debugging tools

The new funding will help the Cambridge software company speed product development and expand in the US and Europe as AI bugs grow harder to trace.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026
Britons would ditch heating before internet, survey finds
Unified Communications

Britons would ditch heating before internet, survey finds

A UK survey suggests connectivity now outranks heating for many households, with 32% willing to go cold for a week to stay online.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Honda picks Macrium for US factory backup & recovery
Disaster Recovery

Honda picks Macrium for US factory backup & recovery

Honda aims to cut costly production stoppages, as outages can run above USD $100,000 an hour in manufacturing and disrupt plant operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026