Get ready for one of the most compelling disaster recovery stories we've ever featured on the Backup Wrap-up. (It's a very popular episode from a few years ago.) A veteran backup administrator shares his firsthand experience of what happened when a hurricane hit their island data center, leading to a massive flooding event that took out both their primary facility and their Iron Mountain storage location.

Our guest takes us through the three-week recovery process, sharing candid details about replicating between data centers, managing petabytes of data, and dealing with the unexpected challenges that arose during the restore process. You'll hear about the critical infrastructure dependencies they discovered, the systems that weren't backed up as thoroughly as everyone thought, and how they ultimately consolidated operations into their surviving data center.

Whether you're managing backups for a global enterprise or just getting started in the field, this episode offers real-world lessons about disaster recovery that you won't want to miss.