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 ...

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 ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

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What are the most common SQL VSS writer issues users encounter when backing up SQL databases with VSS-based backup software? The VSS writer error that seems to cause ...

The design of a database determines what method is best suited for backing it up, and those methods vary quite a bit. In order to back up a database, you need to know how it’s delivered, but you also ...