Avatars aren't useful for in-depth work, and I hope they aren't. If they are, they should get the job.

These aren't because of laziness, but the idea is amplification....

A native SQL SErver backup includes backup of any code or objects that run R code. Patches for SQL Server include the patches for R services.

If you have line feeds in there, you can also use CHARINDEX/PATINDEX to search for those and then pull back the number of characters to one of those.

If you don't need point in time, then things are simpler. An EBS backup is a snapshot of the entire host + SQL Server. However, when restored, this means that...

That's interesting. Is encrypted storage the default?

I got rid of those databases, but I'll see if I can go back and add schema information.That's a good point, though I wonder if this isn't just poor indexing...

You should have asked them about the rest of the First Responder Kit (and cc'd your boss). I mean, what about the sp_BlitzIndex and sp_BlitzFirst?