We had a proper backup system in place at my company. Backups were replicated to an identical system at a remote site, and we periodically validated random back

We had a proper backup system in place at my company. Backups were replicated to an identical system at a remote site, and we periodically validated random backups. Our audit team also spot checked our backups to ensure that all servers were being backed up. Then we had a management change; ditched our system for a more expensive solution, and basically told our application owners that backups were a nice thing to have, but they shouldn't really count on them. The person in charge of backups was assigned other tasks and encouraged not to spend too much time on managing the backup system. With over 1000 servers, it's a matter of time until we have an issue that leads to a CTJ event. Unfortunately, the backup admin will probably be the one facing Jesus, not the management staff...