
Testing Your Backups – Disaster Recovery Requires Verification
There are a few times I have been taught the value of testing your backups. That is why even disaster recovery needs to be validated. The first story I share is probably a worst-case scenario. However, it can happen, so we need to be aware of failure points. We must validate our backups regularly to ensure the process we are counting on is there when we need it. Testing Your Backups Before They Are Needed There are many ways to test backups and our disaster recovery plan. We can do the extreme version, cut power to the required systems, and attempt to replace them via the procedure. However, that may not be needed. We may be able to do partial... Read more