# Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market > Data center disaster recovery and continuity: USD 12.66 billion in 2026, USD 31.34 billion by 2035, 10.87% CAGR from 2025, driven by DORA tests. Publisher: DC Market Insights Author: Amit Jain, DC Market Insights Published: 2026-11-04 Last updated: 2026-11-04 Next review: May 2027 Page: https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/data-center-disaster-resilience-business-continuity-market ## Key takeaways - DORA Requires Yearly Tests of ICT Continuity and Recovery Plans From 17 January 2025 - Pay-per-Server Recovery Replaces Standby Halls - Paying for 2,784 MW of Recovery Capacity That Waits for a Disaster - Government and Public Sector Recovery Reaches USD 5.64 billion by 2035 **Frequently Asked Questions** **What is the size of the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market in 2026?** USD 12.66 billion in 2026, up 13.39% from USD 11.17 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 31.34 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 10.87% from 2025. **How fast is the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market growing?** 10.87% a year from 2025 to 2035, after 16.37% a year from 2020 to 2025, as the installed IT base grew from 70 GW to 116 GW and DRaaS cover rose from 3.0% to 7.0% of installed IT. **How much does disaster recovery capacity for a data center cost?** About USD 1.30 million per MW-year in 2025, or about USD 108 per kW-month, for dedicated recovery space; DRaaS costs about USD 0.36 million per protected MW-year (DC Market Insights estimates). **Which component leads the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market?** Recovery Site Capacity, with USD 3.62 billion or 32.4% of 2025 value. Disaster Recovery as a Service grows fastest at 13.59% a year. **How does DORA affect data center disaster recovery?** Since 17 January 2025, DORA has required EU financial entities to test ICT business continuity and recovery plans at least yearly and to run threat-led penetration tests at least every 3 years, so banks fund recovery capacity and drills. **What happened in the Korean government data center fire?** On 26 September 2025 a fire at the NIRS Daejeon centre caused failures in 647 government systems. All 709 affected systems were restored by 30 December 2025, with damaged systems moved to a cloud at the Daegu centre. **Which region leads the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market?** North America, with USD 4.58 billion or 41.0% of 2025 value. Asia Pacific grows fastest at 12.99% a year, and India is the fastest large country at 17.25%. **How often must banks test data center disaster recovery?** At least twice a year in India under the Reserve Bank of India's IT Master Direction, and at least yearly under the EU's DORA; Australia's CPS 230 and Singapore's MAS guidelines also require tested continuity plans. **Who are the leading companies in the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market?** About 22% of 2025 value is held by Veeam, Rubrik, Commvault, Cohesity and Microsoft together (DC Market Insights estimate). Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, HPE Zerto, Iron Mountain and Equinix also sell recovery. **Why do Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market estimates differ?** The DC Market Insights figure of USD 12.66 billion for 2026 counts only recovery and site resilience spending for data centers. Estimates that add endpoint and SaaS backup, cyber response or active-active hyperscale regions are larger. ## Dataset | Series | Value | Unit | | --- | --- | --- | | Market size 2025 | 11,170 | USD million | | Revenue CAGR | 10.87 | % | | Market size 2035 | 31,340 | USD million | ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the size of the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market in 2026? USD 12.66 billion in 2026, up 13.39% from USD 11.17 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 31.34 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 10.87% from 2025. ### How fast is the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market growing? 10.87% a year from 2025 to 2035, after 16.37% a year from 2020 to 2025, as the installed IT base grew from 70 GW to 116 GW and DRaaS cover rose from 3.0% to 7.0% of installed IT. ### How much does disaster recovery capacity for a data center cost? About USD 1.30 million per MW-year in 2025, or about USD 108 per kW-month, for dedicated recovery space; DRaaS costs about USD 0.36 million per protected MW-year (DC Market Insights estimates). ### Which component leads the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market? Recovery Site Capacity, with USD 3.62 billion or 32.4% of 2025 value. Disaster Recovery as a Service grows fastest at 13.59% a year. ### How does DORA affect data center disaster recovery? Since 17 January 2025, DORA has required EU financial entities to test ICT business continuity and recovery plans at least yearly and to run threat-led penetration tests at least every 3 years, so banks fund recovery capacity and drills. ### What happened in the Korean government data center fire? On 26 September 2025 a fire at the NIRS Daejeon centre caused failures in 647 government systems. All 709 affected systems were restored by 30 December 2025, with damaged systems moved to a cloud at the Daegu centre. ### Which region leads the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market? North America, with USD 4.58 billion or 41.0% of 2025 value. Asia Pacific grows fastest at 12.99% a year, and India is the fastest large country at 17.25%. ### How often must banks test data center disaster recovery? At least twice a year in India under the Reserve Bank of India's IT Master Direction, and at least yearly under the EU's DORA; Australia's CPS 230 and Singapore's MAS guidelines also require tested continuity plans. ### Who are the leading companies in the Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market? About 22% of 2025 value is held by Veeam, Rubrik, Commvault, Cohesity and Microsoft together (DC Market Insights estimate). Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, HPE Zerto, Iron Mountain and Equinix also sell recovery. ### Why do Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market estimates differ? The DC Market Insights figure of USD 12.66 billion for 2026 counts only recovery and site resilience spending for data centers. Estimates that add endpoint and SaaS backup, cyber response or active-active hyperscale regions are larger. ## How to cite Data Center Market Research & Consulting | DC Market Insights, "Data Center Disaster Resilience and Business Continuity Market", updated 2026-11-04, https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/data-center-disaster-resilience-business-continuity-market