Market Insight: DORA Sets New Expectations For Operational Resilience Software

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.