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 ...

To apply a transaction log backup, the following requirements must be met: Enough Log Backups for a Restore Sequence : You must have enough log records backed up to complete a restore sequence. The ...

[!INCLUDE SQL Server] Use this dialog box to configure and modify the transaction log backup settings for a log shipping configuration. For an explanation of log shipping concepts, see About Log ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

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, ...

I'm not a DBA - my knowledge of SQL is limited to install, uninstall, backup, restore, troubleshoot connectivity, that sort of thing. That said, one of the servers I manage has a database that behaves ...

Delayed durability was announced late in the SQL Server 2014 development cycle, but offers something that many SQL Server professionals have wanted for years—the ability to disable transaction logging ...