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 running ...

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 ...

Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...

Database backups and restores are key to developing a secure environment for users’ information. A trusted backup plan is a requirement for on-premise and cloud instances. SQL Server database backups ...

If you are not a database administrator, this doesn’t mean you can’t have amazing SQL Server backup and recovery. In this webinar, Andrew Zhelezko from Veeam will present on a number of capabilities ...

SQL Backup Pro 6 features improved “network resilience to recover interrupted backup operations, self-healing log shipping and a new advanced compression algorithm,” Red Gate claims. “Marketing calls ...

Using compression with SSMS is just as easy. Simply set the compression option on the Options page of the Back up Database dialog. You may be asking yourself: How effective is this compression? The ...

SQL Backup Pro 6 comes with a new backup compression mode and backup compression analyzer that the company claims can be used to analyze optimal compression levels. The company also said this version ...

Explores how unsecured cloud backups expose data, lessons from the EY incident, and steps to close the backup security gap.