When the creation and configuration of a Recovery Services vault is complete, discovering databases and configuring backup is a two-step process. During the backup configuration, if the SQL VM and its ...

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups. But if you have a ...

This article describes how to use Azure PowerShell to back up and recover a SQL database within an Azure VM using Azure Backup in a Recovery Services vault. Before you back up and restore SQL ...

Data loss can happen when you least expect it, whether from human error, system failures, or unexpected outages. That’s why having a reliable SQL backup strategy is essential if you want to protect ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022 that grants the user the capability ...

SQL Server Data Files in Azure allows you to create databases in SQL Server running in on-premises or in a virtual machine with a dedicated durable location in Azure blob storage. As part of SQL 2016, ...

Creating a full database backup in SQL Server is essential for preserving your data and ensuring you have a reliable restore point in case of system failure, corruption, or migration. A full backup ...