A full test is absolutely needed - including any system or DB restores and the system needs to be fully functionaly tested A quick backup verification is not e

A full test is absolutely needed - including any system or DB restores and the system needs to be fully functionaly tested A quick backup verification is not enough - I learnt this the hard way and lost 9 months of data only after I did full annual DR test. The backups were setup and configured by the (very well known) manufacturer of the backup software. They screwed up on the DNS name