Backup Testing: The Why, What, When And How
ComputerWeekly, March 1st, 2023
We look at backup testing - why you should do it, what you should do, when you should do it, and how, with a view to the ways in which it will be made easier by forthcoming developments in backup software
Pretty much everyone knows why backups are important. More so than ever in an age of heightened ransomware threats, it's critical to have a clean copy of data to roll back to in case of emergency.
However, you shouldn't be waiting until an emergency to find out if recovery from backups will work. In other words, you need backups you can rely on - and the only way to ensure that is by testing.
In this article, we look at the key elements of backup testing, including what to test, when to test and how, and the management framework you require around backup testing.