Starting with SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU2, you can now write SQL Server backups directly to the Azure Blob storage service. You can use this functionality to back up to and restore from the Azure Blob ...

This script is meant to perform simple full backups of MSSQL databases. Rename previous backups adding the creation date of the backup (backup files name will match the name of the database and the ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

Data loss can happen when you least expect it, whether from human error, system failures, or unexpected outages. That’s why having a reliable SQL backup strategy is essential if you want to protect ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022 that grants the user the capability ...