After November 30, test that your backups actually restore
Hurricane season ends on November 30. The quieter weeks after that are a good time to confirm two things: that you can actually restore from backup, and that a printed storm checklist is still where people can find it if the power is out.
A backup job that shows a green check is not the same as a restore that worked. Titan tests client backup restores on a schedule, because a restore you have never tried is a hope, not a plan. We do not publish a single interval here. The schedule depends on your systems and your agreement.
What to do in the weeks after November 30
- Confirm the last successful backup date for every system you cannot afford to lose, including Microsoft 365, servers, and the laptops that hold unique files.
- Confirm that an offsite or cloud copy exists, not only a device in the same office.
- Test a restore of something small and non-critical, such as a single file or a small folder, and write down the date and the result.
- If that test fails, or if you cannot find a recent successful backup, treat it as a problem now, while you have time to fix it.
- Download or reprint the Hurricane and Flood IT Checklist, and keep one copy at the office and one at home.
People come first in any real storm. The checklist starts with official safety guidance, not with equipment. Nothing on it is worth entering floodwater or an unsafe building.
The checklist is email-gated so we can record the download request. We will not add you to a mailing list as a result of that form.
What Titan already does
On the backup and disaster recovery service, Titan manages endpoint, server, and Microsoft 365 backup, monitors backup jobs, and tests restores on a schedule agreed with you. If you are not yet a client and you want a starting picture, the free 30-minute IT and access review includes backup restore-test status and ends in written findings.
We will not claim a recovery time, a test frequency, or a storm outcome we cannot control.
Titan IT Management is locally owned, family- and veteran-owned, and based in Stuart, serving Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties, plus northern Palm Beach County.