Backup and recovery infrastructure has always been the part of the data center that gets the most attention when something goes wrong, but that pattern has shifted. Ransomware has made backup the last line of defense rather than an insurance policy, and the operational expectations have shifted accordingly. Recovery times that were acceptable five years

Infrastructure for cyber resilience occupies a position in the enterprise stack that primary storage does not. When a system fails, data becomes corrupted, or ransomware locks an organization out of its environment, recovery ultimately depends on the backup platform. That reality has sustained strong demand for purpose-built backup appliances even as cloud-based alternatives have expanded.

At VeeamON 2026 in New York City, Veeam Software announced Veeam Intelligent ResOps, a new resilience capability designed to unify data context with recovery operations. The offering targets environments where AI-driven activity and automation are accelerating change across enterprise data, requiring more precise visibility and response than traditional backup workflows provide. Intelligent ResOps is the

NetApp announced a set of data management updates for Red Hat OpenShift to improve backup predictability, disaster recovery, and operational scalability across on-premises and cloud-based virtualized environments. The release focuses on OpenShift Virtualization deployments, where growing VM counts and larger datasets can make traditional full-disk backup approaches increasingly inefficient. The announcement addresses a practical challenge

At VeeamON 2026 in New York City, Veeam Software introduced a set of coordinated announcements that extend its data resilience strategy into the emerging operational realities of AI. The company unveiled the Veeam DataAI Command Platform, previewed Veeam Data Platform v13.1 alongside a new DataAI Resilience Module, and launched a Data and AI Trust Maturity

Object First announced general availability of Fleet Manager, a cloud-based management service designed to simplify operations across distributed Ootbi backup storage deployments for Veeam environments. The service is included at no additional cost for customers with active support contracts and is targeted at enterprises and service providers managing multi-site backup infrastructure. More on Object First:

Scality has announced ARTESCA+ Veeam HA, an updated version of its unified software appliance that combines the Veeam Data Platform with Scality ARTESCA object storage on a single system. The release extends the original single-node design into a multi-node, highly available architecture, positioning the platform as a turnkey backup and recovery solution for mid-size enterprises.

Dell Technologies has announced several updates to its PowerProtect portfolio, focusing on management simplicity, integrated artificial intelligence, and expanded hardware options for mid-sized environments. These enhancements target the growing complexity of distributed workloads across on-premises, edge, and cloud infrastructure. PowerProtect Data Manager Evolution The latest iteration of PowerProtect Data Manager introduces a unified dashboard that

Veeam has launched the Veeam Intelligence MCP Server, designed to bring backup, recovery, malware, and compliance information into broader enterprise IT operations. The server is built to give teams a single conversational interface for day-to-day operations, planned infrastructure changes, and incident response, with customer control over deployment, data exposure, and integration with AI clients. Veeam