K2Tech and Beresta RK Form Strategic Alliance in Backup and Recovery
At the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR) conference, IT company K2Tech and Russian software vendor Beresta RK signed a memorandum establishing a strategic partnership.
The agreement expands cooperation on the deployment and development of Russian enterprise backup and data recovery systems. The two companies plan to scale joint projects, enhance Beresta software to meet the requirements of large enterprises, improve support for large-scale data environments, and expand compatibility with domestic virtualization platforms and database systems.
Alignment With a Global Trend
The partnership is positioned as an expansion of B2B and B2G offerings for large enterprises, government agencies, industrial organizations, financial institutions, retailers, and other organizations that manage critical data. Cooperation between the two companies is expected to strengthen the backup and recovery segment, create a combined vendor-integrator model, and reinforce the role of backup systems as a core component of cyber resilience.
Reliable backup and recovery capabilities in banks, government organizations, and other institutions reduce the risk of outages, data loss, and the severe consequences of cyberattacks. Dependence on foreign software in critical infrastructure continues to decline, while technological sovereignty is strengthened. The partnership also reflects a broader global trend toward rising demand for cyber resilience - the ability of organizations to recover quickly after security incidents.
An Alternative to Foreign Products
The market for Russian backup and recovery systems could continue expanding in the years ahead. Domestic solutions already account for more than 50% of the market and may strengthen that position further as remaining foreign products are phased out. A key focus area for K2Tech and Beresta RK will be the enterprise segment, particularly organizations operating distributed infrastructures, multiple data centers, hybrid cloud environments, and strict RPO/RTO requirements. In those environments, success depends not only on software delivery but also on testing, migration, and integration with database platforms, virtualization environments, storage systems, and cybersecurity tools.
Russian backup and recovery systems could also attract interest from countries in the Eurasian Economic Union, the CIS, and other markets seeking alternatives to Western IT stacks. However, achieving that will require localization efforts and partner ecosystems, meaning Beresta is expected to remain focused primarily on the Russian market in the near term.
Domestic demand is already reshaping the sector. Since 2022, the market has been adapting to import substitution, while Russian solutions have evolved to meet the needs of enterprise customers and are increasingly viewed as viable alternatives to foreign products.
A Maturing Market
Import substitution began accelerating in the backup and recovery market in 2022 as the IT landscape changed. Organizations started migrating to Russian platforms and open-source approaches. The market gradually split into three groups: organizations remaining on legacy products, those adopting domestic backup and recovery systems, and those choosing open-source software. A key milestone for Beresta came on December 25, 2023, when it was added to the Unified Register of Russian Software (No. 20665, backup software category). That designation opened access to import-substitution projects and procurement programs favoring domestic software.
In 2024, the Russian backup and recovery market shifted toward integrated infrastructure solutions. Astra Group and Aquarius introduced a hardware-software platform built on Astra Linux and RuBackup, while Cyberprotect expanded Cyber Backup with broader support for domestic platforms. Russian backup systems began adapting even more rapidly to the ecosystem of national operating systems, database platforms, virtualization technologies, and application services.
By 2025, the Russian backup and recovery market had reached a new level of maturity. Beresta was already being positioned as an enterprise-grade backup platform designed around domestic technology sources and seamless import-substitution scenarios. The market is estimated at approximately 10.5 billion rubles (about $140 million), with major players such as Cyberprotect and RuBackup holding dominant positions. Beresta operates in an environment where success depends not only on product capabilities but also on the strength of partner networks. Against that backdrop, partnerships around Beresta RK have expanded in 2026. Alongside K2Tech, the company also works with integrators such as Infosystems Jet to deliver import-independent IT solutions to large enterprises.
Competition Intensifies
Russia’s backup and recovery market is moving beyond basic import substitution toward the creation of full-scale enterprise solutions for cyber resilience. K2Tech is strengthening its portfolio of infrastructure and cybersecurity projects, while Beresta RK gains access to the expertise of a major systems integrator capable of deploying the platform in complex enterprise environments.
Partnerships of this kind help strengthen backup protection, refine rapid recovery procedures, support distributed infrastructures, and encourage regular recovery testing as part of broader cybersecurity strategies.
Demand for Russian backup and recovery systems is expected to continue growing over the next several years. At the same time, competition is likely to intensify. The winners will be products that demonstrate proven recovery reliability, support for critical domestic platforms, transparent technical support, and strong partner ecosystems.
