Comments on: Lost Data https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Jyoti Prakash https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/#comment-12967 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:17:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=11696#comment-12967 Still there are numerous people who doesn’t care about their backup and only realize after facing these painful situations. Maintaining just a backup of data is not enough; DBAs should need to test it regularly and successful restoration is the best method to test.

http://www.blog.sqlexpert.pl/2015/06/18/test-your-sql-database-backup-today/

]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/#comment-12965 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:41:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=11696#comment-12965 In reply to alzdba.

Agreed: https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/statistical-sampling-for-verifying-database-backups/

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]]> By: alzdba https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/#comment-12963 Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:55:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=11696#comment-12963 off course, what good is a backup if you do not validate it, if you don’t test the restore on a frequent basis, …
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]]> By: ThomasLaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/#comment-12962 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:12:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=11696#comment-12962 In reply to datachick.

Good point, perhaps we can get Scott to update his post with either a new rule, or at least a corollary.

]]> By: datachick https://thomaslarock.com/2015/08/lost-data/#comment-12961 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:09:00 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=11696#comment-12961 I think Scott needs another rule: If backups aren’t automated, #notabackup

I’ve set people up, even smart IT folks, with all the things that he lists in three rules. But they refuse to automate it due to cost reasons (likely < $50 a year) and they forget or put off backing up.

Imagine an enterprise DBA saying "I'll remember to run that backup job, I promise". Would you even consider that a DR plan?

Love the poster.

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