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I can't remember who said this, but it seems apt: "Don't ask if they do regular backups -- ask if they do regular restores".
by w_t_payne 11y ago
I can't remember who said this, but it seems apt: "Don't ask if they do regular backups -- ask if they do regular restores".
- dspillett 11y agoYep. My regular rant: until it is tested what you have the is just a file, or collection of files or other object(s), that might be a backup. You don't really have a backup until you have tested it.
- jamiek88 11y agoSchroedingers backup.
- gmarkov 11y agohttp://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/12/14.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/12/14.html
- amelius 11y agoGood point. And in the cloud, restoring a backup can take ages, which is important to take into consideration. In fact, I'm not sure how to do it efficiently other than swapping the drives.