In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

You always have the default backup tool from Microsoft, known as Windows Server Backup (WSB). This is a built-in tool, but it is not automatically configured; therefore, you will have to do so the ...

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 ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...

Backup and recovery: Ah, IT’s very own sewer service. You manage huge libraries of tapes, babysit backup reports, and test recoveries both weekly and at random. And yet, with all of that, do you ever ...

If you have sensitive data, you must make a copy or a backup of it and save it somewhere else. But what if the data changes frequently? Then, the backups should also change automatically. Iperius ...