I certainly don't think missing software is the problem for disaster recovery, but there's something to be said for the idea that disaster recovery is missing f

I certainly don't think missing software is the problem for disaster recovery, but there's something to be said for the idea that disaster recovery is missing from software instead. Two examples that come to mind: Facebook developing their "check in as safe" feature for disasters, and Uber adding one-sided surge pricing so that they can respond to post-disaster demand without raising prices. Uber's move was mostly about fixing a prior oversight, but Facebook's has provided some fairly novel benefit. Basic mobile internet is both more widely available and more disaster-proof than other communications, so it's a welcome improvement on "people flood the phone system trying to call loved ones". That said, the biggest opportunities here seem to be in disaster-awareness from developers of existing software. IBM's pitch of "come create novel software for disaster response" looks rather less convincing.