Azure SQL Database Backups

Scripting Makes Mistakes Easier Than Ever

A major outage from Atlassian because of a bad script has Steve thinking about the challenges of recovering from mistakes. When we are making changes to portions of our data and we need to plan for mistakes to occur and ensure we can restore the data.

Backup Architecture

Continuous backup in Cosmos DB doesn't quite work as Steve would expect. He has a few comments on why it is important you know how your backup and restore system works.

Managed Instance Backups

Preventing Changes After the Tail-Log Backup

The Tail-Log Backup

Third Party VDI Backup

How Paranoid Are You About Backups?

Sometimes just running a backup isn't enough, especially in this era of ransomware. Steve has a few thoughts on backup strategies and recovery skills.

The PVS

Developing a backup plan

Without a good backup and recovery strategy in place, a DBA should make sure their resume is always up to date. In this article, Greg Larsen discusses what should be considered when developing a backup plan.