Backups. . . People OMG. . . Test! -
Maybe because I did a series on Safeguards (see this post, this post, this post, and this post), but I've heard horror stories this week
-. The backup that has never been tested after a crashed hard drive
- The backup that could not be recovered from off-site
- the partnership dissolved after a person has not tested backups and the company has paid the price
This morning, one of my coaching clients told me about a prospect that has consistent disk errors on their server. He does not know if the backup images are good because the IT support company that "manages" the system shows that when something breaks.
Wait. Stop.
So. . . the sequence will be 1) fails drive, and 2) We test to see if we have good backups. If good, then 3) We restore the data.
I'm not kidding. This stuff keeps me awake at night. As my friend reported, "This guy does not know he has an impending hard drive failure on its hands." Fortunately, it happens to meet the perspective of tomorrow and report the results. home Let the hard drive does not hang in the next 24 hours.
Fortunately for the small business, my friend called to offer a health check of the free network. With a little more luck, they can save this company and put a good system in place before you die.
The funny thing is, companies need to worry about the system that keeps them in business. And on some level, they do. But too many companies have never taken it seriously. And year after year, companies fail because of data. There is no excuse for this!
You can not take care of all the people out there who are not invested in protecting their own businesses. But you can make backups - backups and testing - a high priority in your business. You can audit each client backup in the coming months and give a report on their systems. And you can test regular part of your monthly maintenance process
Remember the mantra: If you do not test your backup, you do not have a backup
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