PowerShell offers a lightweight and efficient solution for backing up SQL Server Express databases on local workstations without the need for full system backups.

I'm trying to restore a MS SQL Server database onto a 15gb hard drive. I have the database backed up and the data itself is only a 1.65 gb file. However the transaction log is a 22.3 gb file, and ...

Idera, a provider of Microsoft SQL Server management and administration tools, has announced the latest version of its SQL Server backup and recovery solutions: SQL safe 6.4, SQL safe lite 6.4 and SQL ...

AWS released an update to its Relational Database Service (RDS) that allows users to take advantage of native SQL Server backup and restore functionality. AWS beat Microsoft Azure to market with ...

The latest release of comes with updated MS SQL Server backup, and includes seamless and transparent support for Transparent Data Encryption.

I have a SQL server that is freezing IO on all DBs 6 times per day at about 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm. These only freeze IO for approximately 2 seconds each time, but it is long enough ...

Data management: Since DBA’s already have native SQL backup as a way to restore data, Sean McCown poses, “why is everyone like Quest and Red-Gate fighting over the SQL Server backup arena ...

Ways to Recover Deleted Data from MS SQL Server without Backup If you don’t have a backup of your MS SQL database, then follow the below ways to recover deleted data.