A new report this month from colocation data centre providers Asanti has found that 72% of senior IT decision makers reported experiencing significant disruption or downtime in the past year due to IT resilience issues, highlighting a "resilience competency gap" when it comes to disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

"Too many organisations assume they're more resilient than they actually are," commented Stewart Laing, CEO of Asanti. "This research makes clear that real resilience isn't about where your systems live - it's about how well you've prepared to keep them running. Without clearly defined recovery objectives, rigorous testing and a culture of proactive risk management, even the most advanced infrastructure can fail. Business leaders must move beyond surface-level confidence and embed resilience into every layer of operations."

Sean Tilley at 11:11 Systems also tackles the resilience test for us this month, explaining why regulatory compliance is a benchmark, not the end goal, when it comes to protecting your organisation. "True cyber resilience means moving beyond regulatory compliance to develop strategic capabilities that protect against, respond to, and recover from evolving threats," according to Sean. Read his article for more tips on establishing a resilience framework for your business.

We also have a guide to achieving network convergence from AlgoSec's Eran Shiff, who offers five practical steps for combining your cloud and security functionalities into a single, secure and unified infrastructure.

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