Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines. The Azure ...

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Idera, a provider of Microsoft SQL Server management and administration tools, has announced the latest version of its SQL Server backup and recovery solutions: SQL safe 6.4, SQL safe lite 6.4 and SQL ...

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 ...

I have a SQL server that is freezing IO on all DBs 6 times per day at about 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm. These only freeze IO for approximately 2 seconds each time, but it is long enough that ...

How to back up and restore MySQL/MariaDB data for a website Your email has been sent If you've never backed up your MySQL or MariaDB databases, now's the time. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up ...

This week, I again had the opportunity to be on the Virtumania podcast with Rich Brambley, Marc Farley and a special SQL server guest, http://www.brentozar.com/ Brent ...

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