There are many ways of making SQL Server database backup, and there are as many methods as to how and where to store them. But is your method really convenient for you? Let’s assume that your backup plan is a full backup once a day, differential backup every six hours and transaction log backup every hour, and all these backups you need to send to OneDrive for Business. If you perform all the scenarios manually, it would take almost all of your time every day. Fortunately, you can do it in minutes with the help of SqlBak.
Recently we ran load tests against our SQL Server to see how server performance changes and how SQL Server responds to the load. If you’re interested here you can find a tutorial on how to simulate load against a database using free SQL Server load simulator How to Prevent Databases From Being Backed Up
There are cases when it is necessary to exclude one or more databases from a database’s backup list. If you administer a small number of databases you can do it simply by unchecking those databases which you don’t need to backup anymore. But what if you administer over 50 or even 100 databases? In this case excluding databases manually one by one is very inconvenient and time-consuming.
How to Group Several Notifications into One Email
Using SqlBak you can set email confirmation to get email notifications of successful or failed backup jobs. This is a very important part of your database backup strategy which will keep you informed in case if one of your backups failed.
On the other hand, sometimes notifications can be very annoying especially if you get several consequent errors within a short period of time. That’s why SqlBak has an option to merge several emails into a single one. Continue reading to see how it actually works.
When Does One Need to “DBCC SHRINKFILE”
Internet is teeming with information that using DBCC SHRINKFILE operation on a regular basis is a bad practice, and we agree in general. It can lead to low performance and high fragmentation. We recommend avoiding shrinking the data and log files unless you have a good reason to do it (see below). If you have such a reason – you can find some useful tips below.
Giveaway: SQL Server Formatting Types Cheat Sheet
SqlBak.com presents you a free SQL Server Formatting Types Cheat Sheet. We spent several hours composing it for you.
How to Reorganize and Rebuild Indexes
When you delete, update or insert the data, the SQL Server Database Engine updates the indexes automatically. Over time such changes lead to the data in the index being scattered all over the database, in other words – fragmented.
How to Manage Backups with Your Team
Now with the help of SqlBak, you can manage backup jobs and maintenance jobs with your team members separately or even with an entire team. That has become possible due to a brand new “Users” feature available on the “My Account” page. This option can be useful when you need to add one or more users with Read-Only or Manager privileges to your account.