Jupyter Notebook is a great tool for data analysis. And one of its greatest features is that you can easily combine runnable code with rich-text annotations. Markdown cells that contain such annotations support both HTML and Markdown syntax.
How to Automate MySQL Database Backups in Linux
The solutions described in this blog post work for any Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Red Hat, Open SUSE, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux etcю However, the package installation commands may differ.
The automatic backup of MySQL Server databases is very important for preventing data loss. In order to properly automate backups, you must follow the following steps:
- Create a database backup
- Zip the backup
- Encrypt the compressed file
- Send the backup to Internet storage using FTP, Dropbox, AWS, Google Drive, etc.
- Receive email notification concerning backup results
- Create a backup schedule
- Delete old backups
How to Update SqlBak on Linux
Below you can find some examples of how to update the SqlBak app Linux version on popular Linux distributions. Find the distribution you use and execute the appropriate command.
SqlBak on Linux Reference Manual
The SqlBak application connects your computer to sqlbak.com and allows you to manage database backups from the web. In this post, you will see what commands and parameters it supports on Linux.
Starting with SqlBak on Linux
The SqlBak application connects your Linux servers to sqlbak.com, allowing you to manage MySQL, PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server database backups from the web. It should successfully work on different Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS and RHEL, but if you face any difficulty in using the app on your GNU/Linux distribution let us know.
How to backup large databases. Recommendation.
If you have to backup large SQL Server database with the help of SqlBak, here you will find some recommendations that can speed up the backup process.
How to backup and restore Microsoft Azure Cloud SQL Database
Microsoft Azure SQL Database is a managed cloud database from Microsoft. It runs on a cloud computing platform, and access to it is provided as a service. If you use SqlBak for managing your database backups and want to backup Microsoft Azure SQL Database as well, here you will find a step-by-step guide on how to do it.
Why SqlBak is better than Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool?
If you use Azure Storage to keep your SQLServer backups then you are probably already aware of “Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool” that allows you to send your backups there. In this post, we will show how it works and why SqlBak does the same thing in a more convenient way.
SQL Server backup format: BAK vs SQB
SqlBak creates backups in the so-called .bak format, while RedGate’s product stores backups in .sqb format. What’s the difference?
Usually, database backup files with .bak extension contain data in the standard Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) used by Microsoft itself as well as many backup tools for the Microsoft Windows platform. Many third-party SQL Server backup products including SqlBak and SQLBackupAndFTP produce backups in this format as well.
Files with .sqb extension contain backups in RedGate’s proprietary format. You would need to use some special utilities if you want them to be converted into MTF. Let’s learn more about Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) and SQL Backup format from Red Gate.
How to Update Statistics in SQL Server
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.