Scale changes the approach.
THE PROBLEM
Ten sites, each with its own backup plugin, each configured slightly differently, none verified.
Something will be missed, and that is the one that needs restoring.
A BETTER APPROACH
One method applied consistently across all sites A single place where backups land A single list of what is backed up, where, and when it was last verified A scheduled check rather than relying on noticing
WHAT TO STANDARDISE
The tool, the schedule, the retention, and the storage destination.
Consistency means you know how to restore any of them without remembering site-specific arrangements.
VERIFICATION
Check the storage monthly. Recent files, plausible sizes, all sites present.
The site missing from that list is the one that has been failing silently.
TESTING
Restore one site per quarter, rotating through them. Over a year you have tested each.
BEFORE ANY WORK
Back up first, every time, regardless of the schedule. The scheduled backup may be twenty-three hours old.
DOCUMENTATION
Which sites, which backups, where, and how to restore.
