Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

Backing up SQL databases is essential for data protection and disaster recovery, and storing backups on a network share reduces the risk of data loss even more. Why Backup SQL Databases to a Network ...

Ok, so my boss wants me to find out about making some log files smaller. For example, one database has a data file that's about 50 MB, and the log file is about 550MB. He wants to clear up space and a ...

In Exchange Server, transaction logs act as a buffer storage between the user, memory, and database. Transaction logs are generated constantly and purged after a successful backup of the database. If ...