Hi RichardB,

I was only making it clear to anyone reading the rest of the thread that SQLBackup or Quest are not the bad guys when it comes to a slow restore. Of course 1.5 TB will take a while to restore, but the two tools will restore this volume quicker than a native restore.

It is also quite important to remember that Database Snapshots are dependant on Enterprise Edition or Developer Edition, as I mentioned in a previous post, whereas 3rd Party tools can help for the other editions.

P.S. I am the original poster that suggested the use of database snapshots. I just changed my username on the forums from GermanDBA to WilliamD a few days after posting to this topic. My quoted responses remain with the title GermanDBA though.