A backup you've never restored is a hope, not a plan. Here's how to verify your safety net works before the day you depend on it.
The untested backup
Most businesses believe they're backed up. Far fewer have ever tried to restore. The gap between those two states is where disasters become catastrophes — when the backup turns out to be incomplete, corrupted, or covering the wrong systems.
Ransomware, accidental deletion, and hardware failure don't wait for a convenient time. The moment you need a restore is the worst possible moment to discover it doesn't work.
Define what 'recovered' means
Start with two numbers: how much data you can afford to lose, and how long you can afford to be down. Those targets dictate how often you back up and how fast you must be able to restore.
Then test against them. A scheduled restore drill — pulling real files and systems back from backup — turns an assumption into a verified capability.
Apply this
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