By keeping the driving force on the speed of the
backup, you risk downplaying the impact on a restore situation. Another odd but accurate
way of putting it: you risk failing to recognize your risks.
With any BRP that emphasizes a specific need with regard to either backup or
restore, you must take extra care in assessing the impact on the entire plan. With a fast
backup-based approach, be sure that all parties involved, including technical and business
owners alike, are fully aware of the risks.
nTip Documenting and discussing risk is the most important aspect of a backup/recovery plan (or a full
disaster recovery plan). Every time I??™ve seen some sort of backup/recovery plan fail, it??™s usually a valid failure,
meaning that the plan worked as intended. However, the impact of that failure??”the risk??”was never
fully discussed with the appropriate people.
Always list risks in ranges from worst case to best case, being conservative (or in my
case, slightly paranoid) when making estimates. In backup/recovery situations, it??™s particularly
important to set expectations low.
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