SQL Server is at the heart of your company; if it goes down, the results could be catastrophic. However, despite its importance, many IT admins don’t have a solid backup and restore plan in place.

I just launched a new MS 2016 server. It hosts several .NET SaaS apps and dozens of PHP-based Wordpress sites. The hosting company charges $75/month to back up the files (120 GB). OK. But when I asked ...

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DBAs have many options for how to ensure high availability (HA) for SQL Server. Some of these options are available in the different versions and editions of SQL Server itself. Some are available in ...

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