Perry Whittle (2/9/2016)
Rich Mechaber (2/5/2016)
If you use a third party tool, you will have to guess, test, and verify that what you thought you told the tool to do actually happened.Not in the case of Redgate SQLBackup or Dell Litespeed for SQL Server, they do exactly what it says on the tin
Thanks, but you should understand how they work, which involves testing and verifying. Make sure you know to get all the backup files (if you've striped) and ensure you have password properly tracked.
Also, make sure you can uncompress a backup back to native format. We give you a command line tool, but make sure you can use it.
Disclosure: I work for Redgate.