Restore Tests Create Evidence
Describe the evidence a useful restore test should produce.
The reframe: a restore test is a receipt. A backup receipt should prove more than "a job ran." It should prove the team can return data to a trusted, usable state. That proof is operational: the right person can find the right version, restore it somewhere safe, open it with the right application, and explain what happened. What to test Use a representative sample. A single plain text file may not reveal broken links, database dependencies, permissions, or application quirks. Pick a small but real folder, export, database slice, or project package. Restore it into a clean location so the…
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