Do you have a BackupExec SQL Agent CAL?<BR><BR>You can't (well, shouldn't) back up the MDF/LDF files directly. If you have the CAL, BackupExec will use VSS to do a snapshot and backup a consistent ...

With SQL Server 2000, there are myriad choices for backing up your database. Whether your database is small and changes infrequently or very large and changes rapidly, there is a backup strategy to ...

Welcome to this new series -- in this column, I hope to impart some quick, short tips that will help you make quick work of managing and administering your SQL Server databases. First up is an ...

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 ...

This article explains how to repair the MDF file using the native repair methods and how to use a Reliable MDF file Repair ...

ExaGrid, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution with Retention Time-Lock that includes a non-network-facing tier (creating a tiered air gap), delayed deletes, and immutability for ...