To check the full backup duration of an SQL Instance

This script will check the full backup time taken by all the databases of an SQL Server instance.

To check the Backup Status for an SQL Instance

This Script will fetch database backup information from msdb and give the idea about full, diffrential and log backup.

Display Databases with X days without backup

Displays the information of the date of the latest backup that was done back to @daysago. When value is -0 it gives you all the backup information. The script also gives information on databases that never have been backed up.

How Long Backups Will Take

When you are running a backup or a restore, this script gives you an estimate of completion time.

Backup history details EMAIL (past 24 hours) in HTML format

Get backup status email daily to your inbox in HTML format.

Be Careful Using LiteSpeed Extended Stored Procedures With SQL Agent

It’s uncommon that a SQL Server DBA needs to create a customized backup and restore routine for an application using combination of LiteSpeed extended stored procedures. However, you should be really careful when you are implementing such a solution.

How to Identify and Backup the Latest SQL Server Database in a Series

I have to support a third party application that periodically creates a new database on the fly. This obviously causes issues with our backup mechanisms. The databases have a particular pattern for naming, so I can identify the set of databases, however, I need to make sure I'm always backing up the newest one. Read this tip to ensure you are backing up your latest database in a series.

11 Tips to Backup databases with SMO, VB, C# Powershell, Command lines

Sometimes we need to create backups using code. Sometimes we need to do it manually or automatically, programmatically using C#, VB, Powershell.

Backup Compression

Backups, What Are They Good For?

We've heard the confessional story from Pixar that Toy Story 2 was almost lost due to a bad backup, but sometimes there is no 'almost'. Grant Fritchey casts a sympathetic eye over some catastrophic data losses, and gives advice on how to avoid what he has termed an RGE (résumé generating event).