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 ...

All, We currently have a SQL 2008 server running as a VM. We backup nightly using Veeam and my consultant also advise we backup on top of that via BackupExec. Lately, our Backupexec jobs have been ...

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 ...

SQL Server database backups in Azure, in either an IaaS or PaaS implementation, introduce several distinct features which may help optimize a backup plan. Of course, there are also a few drawbacks to ...

SQL Server database corruption is troublesome for DBAs, particularly if the situation arrives suddenly and there is no backup. This situation can lead to prolonged downtime and permanent data loss in ...

The transaction log file contains the SQL Server transactions of the database. It basically records the database transactions and the changes made by the transactions to the database. The logs are ...

By using a single tool like PowerShell, you can access your data wherever it is stored. It does not matter if it is in the cloud in an Azure SQL database or in an on-premises MS-SQL server, MySQL or ...

Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth ...

Do you need to find out where the location of your SQL Server's database is? Here's a quick tip.