Database backups and restores are a fundamental (and critical) skill-set of any MS SQL Server DBA. A solid backup plan is a requirement for most on-premise instances and things are no different in the ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday. Having transformed ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process. Here are some things to keep in mind to make backup and recovery as smooth as ...

Welcome to this new series -- in this column, I hope to impart some quick, short tips that will help you make quick work of managing and administering your SQL Server databases. First up is an ...

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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 comes with its own backup and recovery utilities. Though they work, there are a number of annoying limitations. For instance, you can't back up directly to a UNC path, and ...

“Marketing calls it ‘reassuringly resilient’; I call it the tool for the job,” said Colin Millerchip, SQL Backup Pro 6’s product manager. “The new features in Version 6 are Red Gate’s answer to backup ...

In this white paper, we investigate the SQL Server database backup options in Azure Virtual Machine. We start by explaining the uses and importance of backing up databases. We continue by discussing ...