Besides Backing Up, You Need To Restore

During my lectures on backing up I make sure that I tell everyone that backups must be restored in order to ascertain that the backup is good. Well even the N.Y. Times Magazine doesn't follow that rule.

How is this dental...
Well we all need to backup data in our dental offices and a quote form the article.

Business 2.0, the technology-aware magazine published by Time Inc., periodically reminds readers of the importance of backing up computer files. A 2003 article likened backups to flossing — everyone knows it’s important, but few devote enough thought or energy to it.

Last week, Business 2.0 got caught forgetting to floss.

On the night of Monday, April 23, the magazine’s editorial system crashed, wiping out all the work that had been done for its June issue. The backup server failed to back up.

Read the rest of article on the NY Times web site.

AND MAKE SURE YOU RESTORE AND VERIFY YOUR BACKUP TONIGHT!

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