From Reactive Recovery To Predictive Resilience: The AI Shift In Business Continuity

TechFrom Reactive Recovery To Predictive Resilience: The AI Shift In Business ContinuityByGouri Sankar Dash,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)Jun 10, 2026, 06:30am EDTGouri Sankar Dash, Engagement Director at TCS with 20+ years driving enterprise data, AI platforms and multimillion-dollar transformations. getty​Today’s digitally interconnected economy has elevated resilience from an operational requirement to a strategic imperative. Organizations now operate in an increasingly disruptive environment, where challenges range from sophisticated cyber threats to large-scale physical disruptions. The real question is no longer if disruption will occur, but how effectively it can be managed.​The Limits Of Traditional BC/DR Models​Traditional business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) models struggle to keep pace with modern enterprise demands. Designed for a slower, less complex world, these frameworks often rely on manual intervention and assume that recovery windows of several minutes are acceptable. In today’s real-time economy, however, even brief downtime can result in significant financial loss, regulatory exposure and reputational damage.​What is emerging is a fundamental shift: from reactive recovery to predictive resilience.​AI As The Engine Of Transformation​Artificial intelligence is central to enabling this transformation. By continuously analyzing patterns across infrastructure, applications and transaction flows, AI allows organizations to detect anomalies early and act before disruptions escalate. Instead of responding after failures occur, businesses can proactively mitigate risks.​Equally important is AI’s ability to drive automated response. Traditional systems often introduce delays due to human decision making. AI-enabled environments, by contrast, can instantly isolate affected systems...