Nicole Garris (9/21/2009)
I agree that the default recovery model should be Full. However there are cases where the simple model is more appropriate. For example, if its mostly large "batch" jobs that update the database, and losing a day of processing would only cause a small amount of harm to the organization, then the simple recovery model may be a lot easier to administer. Should you lose the database, its fairly easy to restore the latest backup and then re-run the batch jobs.
Hi Nicole,
Thank you for your comments.
I agree. There are indeed certain types of database with workloads that are not necessarily suited to operation within the Full Recovery Model.
In addition to those you highlighted, other types of database that would not necessarily be suited to operation under the Full Recovery Model include Read Only databases and databases that experience discrete infrequent modifications.
The key point that the article is endeavouring to communicate is that if you need to ensure that you are able to recover your database to a specific “point in time” then you must be using the Full Recovery Model.
Cheers,