Step 5 Recovery Drill Test

You must ensure that the backup strategy is useful with time and the backup can be recovered. The best way is to conduct a recovery drill test periodically. If there is no system change, you may do the test once a few months. But if there is a change, you should do the test immediately to ensure that the backup & recovery procedure has been revised in accordance to the system change. Review the backup procedure and technical configuration and recommend improvements. Implement the improvements by repeating the backup & recovery cycle.