So I recently aquired a few SQL Server 2000 boxes to admin, and I really don't have much experience with the platform. I've been looking at backup options, and it seems that there's 3 options.

As you can see, traditional database backup and Zetta's DataProtect service featuring ZettaMirror are really 2 totally different ways to do SQL server backup and recovery. If you're ready to try the ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Feb 14, 2013) - Idera, a leading provider of application and server management solutions, today announced the availability of three new free tools for both SQL Server DBAs ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Gate Software has released a new tool called SQL Object Level Recovery Native that enables individual database objects to be recovered from native SQL ...

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Dec 11, 2012) - Idera, a leading provider of application and server management solutions, today announced the availability of two new free tools that monitor the health of ...

Pity the poor modern DBA, now that SQL Server gets attacked by some of the same scripts that PCs do. Pity the poor modern DBA who has to keep building Microsoft SQL Servers because some idiot vice ...

You don't need the transaction log to restore a database backup. Just take a full backup and restore it. You could also use the copy db wizard to copy the database ...

For the past several weeks I’ve been doing nothing but complaining about vendors so I thought I’d take a break and write something about SQL Server for a change. So to that end today I’m gonna talk ...