Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

With SQL Server 2000, there are myriad choices for backing up your database. Whether your database is small and changes infrequently or very large and changes rapidly, there is a backup strategy to ...

Delayed durability was announced late in the SQL Server 2014 development cycle, but offers something that many SQL Server professionals have wanted for years—the ability to disable transaction logging ...

Backing up SQL databases is essential for data protection and disaster recovery, and storing backups on a network share reduces the risk of data loss even more. Why Backup SQL Databases to a Network ...

I've been working with SQL Server for over 20 years now, Generally, I limit my tools to the things I might expect to find in a given client environment. My toolbox typically includes the tools that ...