Kevin Hill lays out a common but very important argument:
Many IT leaders and system admins think, “We have full backups every night. We’re covered.” But when the time comes to restore, they discover:
· The backup file is corrupt.
· The storage location is inaccessible.
· The restore process takes way longer than expected.
· The recovery model wasn’t configured properly.
· The point-in-time restore doesn’t actually bring back the data they need.At that point, it’s not a “backup strategy.” It’s a data loss incident.
The solution is to test those backups, and Kevin provides some guidance on how, as well as additional important parts of the story.