Around 800 attendees from the European IT channel, stimulating discussions and valuable insights: as a member of the GTIA, our colleague Jasmina Chehlarova attended ChannelCon EMEA 2026 in London at the start of the week and made the most of this excellent opportunity to discuss the latest developments and challenges facing the IT sector.
One topic took centre stage in particular: cyber resilience. After all, it is no longer enough simply to implement appropriate security measures. It is crucial to be able to demonstrate their effectiveness – particularly when it comes to securing and restoring backups.
Four key takeaways from London
1. Higher demands on IT service providers
Together with Texas A&M University, GTIA is working on a framework for responsible IT services, in which cyber resilience plays a central role.
2. Attackers are faster than patches
Security vulnerabilities are increasingly being exploited before the relevant updates are available. This makes protected backups all the more important – backups whose availability and recoverability can be reliably verified.
3. The first 60 minutes count
A zero-day workshop highlighted the crucial questions in an emergency: Which systems are affected? And where is the last clean backup?
4. Trust is built through authenticity
Daniel Priestley reminded us that people connect with people. A simple but important message – one that also applies to communication within the IT sector.
Backups must not only be in place, but they must be also functional
What does this mean? Backups alone do not ensure cyber resilience. It is crucial to be able to verify at any time whether they are working and whether they will enable a successful recovery in the event of an emergency.
This is precisely where BACKUP EAGLE® comes in: with transparent backup monitoring and informative reports, the solution helps businesses and IT service providers to keep a reliable eye on their backup environments.
We would like to thank GTIA and all our discussion partners for the valuable exchange of ideas and the fascinating insights!
