This article describes how to back up SQL Server instances in Azure VMs using snapshot backups (preview). It covers the prerequisites, configuration steps for backup policies, database discovery, and ...

SQL Server Agent uses SQL Server to store job information. Jobs contain one or more job steps. Each step contains its own task, for example, backing up a database. SQL Server Agent can run a job on a ...

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 ...

[!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 ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...