SqlBak Blog – Page 15 – Backup and monitor SQL Server databases from the web

How To Configure Backup Compression

December 22, 2021November 9, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

Now that we have previously discussed about backup compression, it is time we offer details about how to configure compression for your backups.

Just as a short reminder, backup compression is a powerful feature offered by SQL Server (versions 2008 and newer) that allows you to shrink the amount of storage space used by your backup files while at the same time increasing the speed of recovery which goes hand in hand with lower CPU usage when restoring the database from your backup.

Backup Compression

December 22, 2021November 9, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

Backup Compression is a feature of SQL Server versions 2008 and later (2008, 2008 R2, 2012) which offers you more benefits without any cost to your data or its integrity.

In spite of \having been through a data compression process, the compressed backup actually has a few advantages over regular backups.

Backup a table in SQL Server – How to

December 22, 2021November 3, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

Unfortunately, there is no standard or specific feature to backup a table in SQL Server, but there are workarounds.

This can be a very common request from clients, as they might want to backup specific tables from their databases, and as there is no feature in SQL Server that offers this functionality out of the box, then we need to create our own way.

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Windows Azure SQL Database Backup – TIPS

December 22, 2021November 3, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

Having the possibility to backup your SQL Server databases to Windows’s cloud platform is very convenient, easy, and takes a great weight off your organization’s shoulders but there are a few things that improve this process.

Just by adopting a few good practices in your work with Azure you can improve the entire flow of backing up and restoring your databases.

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Backup SQL Server databases to Windows Azure

December 22, 2021November 3, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

There is good news for SQL Server DBAs and also for other users who are interested in backing up their data to safe and reliable cloud storage.

Microsoft has announced a couple of days ago several new ways of backing up and recovering SQL Server databases to their online cloud-based storage platform and infrastructure system, Windows Azure.

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Database stuck in RESTORING state

December 22, 2021October 28, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

Have you ever tried to restore your database, but while doing so the operation is stuck in RESTORING state?

If the following steps are similar to what you did, then you can find the answer at the end of this article:

SQL Server Backup and Restore

December 29, 2021October 21, 2013 by Omelchenko Alexander

In order to understand the importance of SQL Server backup and restore, imagine a situation in which one of your colleagues creates a SQL statement without a WHERE clause and executes it. The result of this is all the data is wiped off.

SQL Server log file is too big – resolved!

December 29, 2021October 16, 2013 by Ruslan Sudentas

If your SQL Server transaction log (LDF) file is too big – you are doing something wrong. As technet puts it:

Typically, truncation occurs automatically under the simple recovery model when database is backed up and under the full recovery model when the transaction log is backed up. However, truncation can be delayed by a number of factors. For more information, see Factors That Can Delay Log Truncation.

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