> I'd be furious if I found out that a site I trusted lost all my data because they hadn't even tested their backup system
Exactly - first rule of backups - test them. For a database, it can be as simple as using your nightly backup to create your dev or test database or whatever. I guess it isn't feasible with a half terrabyte database every day, but to not have at least a several week old backup set is somewhat unforgivable.
On the other hand, I bet he will never ever make the same mistake again, and it will make a lot of people on here think long and hard about their own backup strategies ...
Exactly - first rule of backups - test them. For a database, it can be as simple as using your nightly backup to create your dev or test database or whatever. I guess it isn't feasible with a half terrabyte database every day, but to not have at least a several week old backup set is somewhat unforgivable.
On the other hand, I bet he will never ever make the same mistake again, and it will make a lot of people on here think long and hard about their own backup strategies ...