One of the very mundane, but extremely valuable tasks that any DBA must perform is the backup and restore of databases. In this post, we’ll look at a sample script that can backup databases on a given ...
Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...
[!INCLUDE SQL Server] This article describes the benefits of backing up [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] databases, basic backup and restore terms, and introduces backup and restore strategies for ...
WHEN (datediff(millisecond, msdb.dbo.backupset.backup_start_date, msdb.dbo.backupset.backup_finish_date) / 1000.00) < 60 THEN left('Duration: ' + convert(VARCHAR(20 ...
Sometimes you become the accidental DBA, or you are the DBA by choice. Either way, you can choose to spend time working in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to look at things such as backups or the ...
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