AWS released an update to its Relational Database Service (RDS) that allows users to take advantage of native SQL Server backup and restore functionality. AWS beat Microsoft Azure to market with ...

Joey on SQL Server The Right Approach to Database Backups Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process.

Backing up SQL Server is a standard practice, but knowing which recovery model to use can be confusing. Use these tips to get started with your backup strategy.

Our server group wants to take over our SQL Server 05 backups for some reason. (Not sure why, our backups and restores work fine, so who knows why they want the change)Anyway, came into work and ...

According to Idera, its SQL Server database backup and recovery solution, SQL safe, helps database administrators increase backup compression up to 95% and is at least 50% faster than native SQL ...

For backups of Microsoft SQL Server databases, DBAs would be well served to turn to Imceda Software’s LiteSpeed 2005.

Similar to LiteSpeed, SQLsafe improves on native SQL Server backups with compression, encryption, faster backups and restores, and lots of extras that make managing database backups easier.

Joey on SQL Server Backups and Consistency Checks: The DBA's Top Priorities Database protection goes far beyond backups; ensuring the quality and consistency of those backups is equally important.

I needed to copy the SQL Server database, with its most recent schema changes, down to my laptop for a client demonstration at a location where Internet connectivity might not be available. Even ...