Before you begin backing up a SQL Server database, you need to know which recovery model the database is using. There are three different recovery models: FULL, BULK_LOGGED, and SIMPLE.

If your database recovery model is set to FULL, and you’re not creating transaction log backups and never have, you may want to consider switching your recovery mode to Simple.

For many years, enterprise data center managers have struggled to implement disaster recovery strategies that meet their RTO/RPOs and business continuity objectives while staying within their budget.

In this tip, Mike Laverick demonstrates how to manage transient data. While vendors’ best practise recommendations have limitations, there’s a way out.

Hyperscale, at present, has a few limitations compared to other SQL Server technologies. For example, it does not have a feature for long-term retention backup, simple recovery model or bulk logged ...

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today announced the industry’s first cascaded replication capability for its Data Domain inline deduplication storage, one of several enhancements to the company’s ...

Zerto has announced the availability of Zerto Virtual Replication version 4.5, which includes a new ‘Journal File Level Recovery’ feature to enable the restoration of any file from a point in time ...

While the press concentrates on IP-based storage-area networks, it seems that every conversation with vendors or end users about IP storage eventually turns to a discussion of IP-based data ...

Two key components of a modern disaster recovery plan are backup and replication. Ben Weinberger of Lathrop & Gage describes how his firm, with sophisticated IT leadership and the right management ...

Axcient, the leader in cloud-based Recovery-as-a-Service , today announced the latest version of the Axcient Business Recovery Cloud, providing significantly faster system replication and recovery ...