Fair enough. I guess what I meant was specifically using training or punishment to combat "momentary lapse" issues.
If someone doesn't test their backups, you train them to test backups. If someone lies about testing the backups, maybe you fire them. But if someone trips and shatters the only backup disk, you don't yell at them - you create backups that an instant of clumsiness can't ruin.
I did overstate, training is perfectly reasonable, but I often see it cited exactly when it shouldn't be, as a solution to errors like typos or forgetfulness.
If someone doesn't test their backups, you train them to test backups. If someone lies about testing the backups, maybe you fire them. But if someone trips and shatters the only backup disk, you don't yell at them - you create backups that an instant of clumsiness can't ruin.
I did overstate, training is perfectly reasonable, but I often see it cited exactly when it shouldn't be, as a solution to errors like typos or forgetfulness.