Jason Buffington has spent over 35 years in the IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity space, working at the intersection of technology, operations, and real-world resilience.
He has been a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) since 2003, spoken at hundreds of industry events, and contributed to a wide range of publications and media discussions.
Jason is the founder of Data Protection Matters (DPM), an independent analyst firm focused on data protection, cyber resilience, BaaS & DRaaS, and business continuity. His work is grounded in practitioner experience and focused on how resilience actually performs — not just how it’s described.
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What do leaders in the IT resilience industry get wrong?
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Media, Speaking & Publications
Jason regularly contributes to industry conversations on cyber resilience, backup, disaster recovery, and organizational resilience through conference speaking, published research, podcasts, and media commentary.
Recent Speaking Engagements
Disaster Recovery Journal — Spring 2025
Five Challenges That IT Is Underestimating for Resilience
Disaster Recovery Journal — Fall 2025
Ten Lessons Learned in Organizational Resilience
Continuity Insights — 2026
Five Obstacles to IT Resilience — and What to Do About Them
Disaster Recovery Journal — Fall 2026
What AI Really Means for Enhancing IT Resilience in 2027
Forbes Contributions
Stop Equating ‘Cyber Resilience’ With Ransomware Remediation
He shares a weekly video series on LinkedIn called “Two Minute Mondays,” offering short, practical insights on leadership, decision-making, and personal growth.
He is also the creator of Coachable Minutes, his executive coaching platform focused on helping individuals lead with clarity, consistency, and purpose.
Jason Buffington is known for bringing clarity to complex resilience challenges — grounded in experience, shaped by independence, and delivered in a way that organizations can actually use. Whether through research, speaking, or advisory conversations, his work focuses on one outcome: helping organizations be better prepared for what happens next.
Data Protection Matters (DPM) delivers independent research and insight on backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience.
Led by industry analyst and speaker Jason Buffington, DPM helps vendors and service providers understand how organizations actually plan, buy, and operationalize resilience.
Independent industry analyst
Published in Forbes and industry media
Research focused on real-world adoption, not theory
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Stop Equating ‘Cyber Resilience’ With Ransomware Remediation
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