A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

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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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 ...

WITH MOVE 'MyDB' TO 'E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50\MSSQL\DATA\MyDB.mdf' ,MOVE 'MyDB' TO 'E:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50\MSSQL ...

When the creation and configuration of a Recovery Services vault is complete, discovering databases and configuring backup is a two-step process. During the backup configuration, if the SQL VM and its ...

SQL Server instances, even if equipped with provisions like automatic backup and recovery, are not sufficiently protected against sudden, disastrous situations like multi-site database failure, ...