• What is the size of your DW, and how long does the backup and the restore take?  I would be concerned that as your DW size grows, you may run out of time to do the backup/restore cycle.

    What are your thoughts on using a SQL 2005 database snapshot in place of the backup/restore.

    Original author: https://github.com/SQL-FineBuild/Common/wiki/ 1-click install and best practice configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2005.

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