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Integrating SqlBak with Zabbix: monitoring and backup execution

July 16, 2024July 8, 2024 by Ivan Gusev

SqlBak has an API that allows it to integrate with other applications and services. This article explains how to integrate SqlBak and Zabbix. Sending job results to Zabbix 1. Export the template to Zabbix. It contains items for job results (status, date, backup type). Create a JSON file with the following content: { “zabbix_export”: { … Read more

SQL Server backup monitoring guide

January 2, 2025June 26, 2024 by Ivan Gusev

In this article, various methods of monitoring backups and restores of SQL Server databases will be discussed, including tracking current progress and history. Tracking the status of your initiated backup If you initiate a backup yourself, you can instruct SQL Server to log the progress status by adding the WITH STATS parameter to the BACKUP … Read more

Why Do You Need Automatic SQL Server Health Checks?

December 31, 2021November 8, 2016 by Omelchenko Alexander

SQL Server health checks and backups often seem secondary to the primary business objectives. And, generally, it is so until your server is down or the data is lost. Only then the true importance of automating these mundane SQL Server maintenance tasks become apparent.

SQL Server Health Check Checklist

December 31, 2021November 1, 2016 by Omelchenko Alexander

Any SQL Server DBA worth their salt has its own checklist through which they routinely go to make sure that all systems are up and running. Below we will share with you some crucial points related to SQL Server health checks.

What Data We Collect During the Server Health Check

April 14, 2020July 28, 2016 by Omelchenko Alexander

As we launched the Server Health Check feature, SqlBak users might be curious about what data we collect during this process.

How does the Server Health Check Affect Server’s Performance?

December 10, 2019July 25, 2016 by mike

As you probably know, SqlBak recently announced the Server Health Check feature that adds significant value to SqlBak as a database backup service, allowing it to monitor the vital parameters of your server, such as database size, transaction log size, index fragmentation level, free disk space, and folder size.