Backup and recovery are very basic system 101 for the system admins or for the database team.
But this is one function majority of the clients had failed, found risks and issues at the time of a real need though everyone knows the business impact is catastrophic.
It is not a surprise we often come across the entire IT team is scrambling for the right backup or recovery procedures when crash happens.
During our audits we discovered no clear run books available for recovery, stakeholder participation or right process to restore the systems to its original state. Often, we even came across the backup was not available or not in a usable format i.e., the backup copy can’t be used to restore.