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A restored database server is the beginning of recovery. Plan the target time, network access, validation and application switch as one exercise.
In this fictional recovery exercise, an operator selects a point before an accidental data change. The team expects existing application connections to switch automatically when restore completes. The database is Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server. What should the recovery runbook include?
An example team restores a database containing user accounts, posts and a reputation ledger. Basic SQL queries work. They are about to switch the application but have only compared table counts. What additional checks would make the recovery decision more meaningful?