This article helps you troubleshoot common SQL Server backup and restore operations issues. These problems include slow backup or restore performance, version compatibility errors, Always On ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...

So, we're going to start supporting some accounting company, where current situation is terrible. (Server being used as desktop, VNC remote open, pretty much everyone inside and outside knows admin ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

This article provides an overview of the SQL Server Agent, which is a Microsoft Windows service that executes scheduled administrative tasks (called jobs) in SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instance.

According to Microsoft, you can use the contained database model to make the database more portable. This prevents orphaned users after a restore by authenticating accounts directly at the database ...

There are many backup options for databases, but here are recommendations for Cassandra, DB2, DynamoDB, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL. There are many options for backing up databases, and ...