There is a growing assumption that Cloud file-storage services represent an ideal way of backing up files. It seems a compelling idea because it is so easy and seems secure. The truth is, as always, more complicated. There is more to any backup strategy than just cloud storage.
2014-11-06
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2014-09-18
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This script will upload the latest backup files to an AWS S3 bucket
2014-11-14 (first published: 2014-09-14)
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Perform automated database restores and check the integrity of your backup files
2014-08-11
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This article describes a way to automatically restore multiple database backups from a directory.
2014-04-21
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Robyn Page's crib sheet was a Simple-Talk classic, providing a terse but thorough roadmap of all of the important SQL Server backup-related considerations. It returns, newly revised for SQL Server 2014.
2014-04-15
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Backup all databases for an instance (complete, Differential or log of transactions)
2014-04-21 (first published: 2014-04-05)
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How do you configure where your database backups are created? Do you have problems updating all of your backup jobs if the backup location needs to change? See how you can make use of Windows settings and a few lines of simple TSQL to have total control over where you database backups are created.
2014-01-30
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There is nothing mysterious about SQL Server backups. They are essential, however you use your databases. Grant Fritchey explains the basics of database backups and restores with SQL Server 2014.
2014-01-16
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2014-01-14
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I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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