FINAL WORD
The role of awareness and preparation in data integrity
Data integrity begins with awareness . Many organisations do not fully understand what data they have , when it was added or what was updated over time , making it challenging to conduct data audits or integrity checks . Building awareness of data assets is the first step towards validating data and detecting abnormalities based on historical analyses .
Then , rigorous and ongoing testing for migration is crucial . This includes testing for both functionality and economics . Functionality refers to how well the system operates after migration , ensuring that it continues to meet expectations ; economics refers to the cost-effectiveness of the system or application , which is particularly important with cloud-based migrations . Economics testing involves examining resource consumption , service costs and overall scalability to ascertain whether the solution is economically sustainable for the business .
Tools such as Veeam ’ s Health Check can also be leveraged to conduct regular automated data integrity audits . These health checks help detect any inconsistencies across backup files , allowing businesses to rectify and ensure data recoverability .
Organisations must liken preparing for migration to how pilots train to resolve the unexpected . By planning for the potential problems businesses may encounter during the transfer of data across systems and platforms , the risk and impact of compromised data can be minimised .
Most importantly , companies should prepare for migrations even if they don ’ t anticipate immediate changes . Just as pilots do not wait for poor flying conditions to train for an emergency landing or response , businesses also should not wait to be notified of imminent change to initiate data checks and testing . The volatile and fast-paced technological environment means we need to always be prepared to avoid being caught off-guard .
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