Market Insight: DORA Sets New Expectations For Operational Resilience Software

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Executive Summary

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took effect in January 2025, with the primary aim of strengthening financial firms’ ability to withstand digital threats and operational disruptions. Despite a two-year preparatory period, a majority of the organizations that fall within DORA’s scope remain non-compliant, citing challenges ranging from continual regulatory changes to limited data collection and reporting processes. This report highlights three transformative capabilities that vendors have introduced within their operational resilience software to help financial firms comply with DORA. Compliant businesses not only avoid penalties and reputational losses, but gain a strategic competitive advantage by leveraging pre-existing workflows, enhancing relational models and re-strategizing their third-party management capabilities – bolstering stakeholder trust. Vendors should use this report to sharpen their positioning and product development strategies; corporate buyers can use it to guide their software capability selection in an evolving market.
Regulation drives innovation in the operational resilience software market
Digital resilience is a requirement for long-term business stability
DORA broadens the scope for operational resilience
Vendors need to adapt, starting with robust data management
Software providers with excellent DORA capabilities offer a strategic advantage to firms
Figure 1. Regulation is the major operational resilience evolution catalyst
Figure 2. Five core pillars of DORA driving evolution in the digital operational resilience software market 
Figure 3. Operational resilience software capabilities to support DORA compliance, and strategic benefits

About the Authors

Elizabeth Babalola

Elizabeth Babalola

Senior Analyst

Elizabeth is a Senior Analyst at Verdantix, where she delivers in-depth research to support corporate executives in strengthening operational resilience, optimizing insurance …

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Mahum Khawar

Mahum Khawar

Analyst

Mahum is an Analyst at Verdantix, specializing in AI integrations within risk management software and operational resilience. She advises technology buyers and software vendor…

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Katelyn Johnson

Katelyn Johnson

Senior Manager

Katelyn is a Senior Manager at Verdantix, specializing in enterprise risk management and external risk and resilience. She helps executives navigate today’s evolving ris…

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