Learn about SQL Server backup to and restore from Azure Blob storage, including the benefits of using Azure Blob storage to store SQL Server backups. SQL Server supports storing backups to the ...

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 ...

This article is a revised version of the original published January 3, 2005. See Editor’s Note for details. Two major factors drive database backups these days: compliance and disk space. Some ...

Microsoft on Monday announced that Azure Backup for SQL Server had reached "general availability" status, meaning it's deemed ready for production-environment use. This service is used to backup SQL ...

Log backups must be applied in the sequence in which they were created, without any gaps in the log chain. For more information about transaction log backups, see Transaction Log Backups (SQL Server) ...

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Idera’s SQLsafe — a backup utility for Microsoft SQL Server — was designed to compete directly with Imceda’s LiteSpeed. Similar to LiteSpeed, SQLsafe improves on native SQL Server backups with ...