Our server group wants to take over our SQL Server 05 backups for some reason. (Not sure why, our backups and restores work fine, so who knows why they want the change)Anyway, came into work and ...

Joey on SQL Server The Right Approach to Database Backups Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process. Here are some things ...

In the Restore Database window, select the database and the backup sets to restore, and press OK. How to Restore a Backup Using T-SQL Alternatively, you can use the T-SQL commands to restore a ...

Joey on SQL Server Backups and Consistency Checks: The DBA's Top Priorities Database protection goes far beyond backups; ensuring the quality and consistency of those backups is equally important ...

Establish network connectivity For all operations, a SQL Server VM requires connectivity to the Azure Backup service, Azure Storage, and Microsoft Entra ID. This can be achieved by using private ...

The tool creates an Azure credential in SQL Server using the provided SAS token. Backups are striped (3, 6, or 12 stripes) based on database size (<100GB, 100-500GB, >500GB). Operations can be ...

SQL Server native backups include all database objects: tables, indexes, stored procedures and triggers. These backups are commonly used to migrate databases between different SQL Server instances ...

I did not need actual data; an empty copy of the latest database would suffice. I could easily add a few test records for the demonstration after installing the database on my laptop. I created a copy ...