1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, by at least one processor, a selection of an image level backup; initializing, by the at least one processor, a virtual storage; converting, by the at least one processor, one or more portions of the image level backup to a native format in the virtual storage; attaching, by the at least one processor, the virtual storage to a hypervisor; launching on the hypervisor, by the at least one processor, at least one virtual machine from the virtual storage, wherein the at least one virtual machine includes one or more applications; and performing at least one of the following: restoring, by the at least one processor, one or more application items from the one or more applications; or executing, by the at least one processor, one or more application tests on the one or more applications.