Ars Technica

Combining VSS full SQL backup with differential/transaction logs

Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...
技術評論社

第3回 SQL Azureの バックアップ

SQL Azureは、 SQL Serverをベースに開発されました。しかし、 バックアップ周りはSQL Serverと異なる点が多く、 SQL Serverのバックアップ設計ノウハウを活用することができません。 SQL Serverでは、 フルバックアップ、 差分バックアップ、 トランザクションログ ...
Network World

So I can’t use BACKUP LOG WITH TRUNCATE ONLY – but what can I do instead?

In an earlier blog entry, I talked about “Deprecated” code and I highlighted the fact that the BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG and BACKUP LOG WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY statements are no longer allowed in SQL Server ...
Ars Technica

Transaction logs not reducing in size after backup

We have the following set up on our SQL servers:<BR><BR>Recovery model is full (for dbs being backed up)<BR>A full backup of the specified database Mon - Fri, no Transaction log backup included in the ...