If you care about SQL Server performance you need to take SQL Server Statistics into account. Statistics are lightweight and small objects which describe how data in SQL Server tables are distributed. The query optimizer uses them to create query plans that improve query performance.
Why Do You Need Automatic SQL Server Health Checks?
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
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.
How to Connect Computer to SqlBak
After you have passed the registration process, it’s time to connect your server to SqlBak. The SqlBak app can be installed on the following Operating Systems:
Just follow these simple steps to set it up.
How to create SqlBak backup job in 2 minutes
After you have passed the registration process and connected SqlBak to your server, go to your Dashboard page and create your first backup job.
What Data We Collect During the Server Health Check
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?
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.
How to backup SQL Server 2016
Today there are several methods of how to backup the SQL Server 2016 database. In this article, we will review how to backup SQL Server 2016 and what features have been added.
How to Backup SQL Server to FTP Server
One of the most popular ways how to create SQL Server database backup is to use SSMS or T-SQL Commands. But what if your backup plan is full backups twice a day, differential backups every 4 hours, and transaction log backups every 30 minutes, and you prefer to store all SQL Server database backup on FTP Server. How much time will you spend each day to complete such scenarios? You can simply tune a SqlBak backup job just in a few minutes, which will make SQL Server database backups according to your schedule and send them to FTP Server.
How to Backup SQL Server to Local or Network Folder
Do you make your SQL Server database backups with the help of SSMS or by using T-SQL Commands, or in any other way? How much time do you usually spend every day making backups and sending them to a Local or Network Folder? With the help of SqlBak, you can create a backup job that will make SQL Server backup regularly and store them in your local or network folder.