In the context of business continuity, why is it important for IT professionals to perform regular backup testing?
To guarantee that the data recovery processes are operational and the data is intact
To confirm that all files are being backed up without the need for incremental backups
To evaluate the efficiency of data compression algorithms used during backup
To check that the network can handle the load during backup and recovery operations
To validate that the backup software is compatible with the latest OS updates
To determine if backup files require defragmentation for improved performance