You have been diligently backing up your database and transaction logs, but now you have a directory that is full of files that have been backed up to disk/tape already or are no longer needed since they are old. Within SSMS, you are able to create a job that can delete out the files that are no longer needed. Continue reading Maintenance Cleanup Task
Restoring your Sql Server Database
In a previous posting, we backed up your WideWorldImporters database and created a job to run transaction log backups so we can recover with no more than 30 minutes of data loss. Continue reading Restoring your Sql Server Database
Backing up your Sql Server Database
Good morning. Today I am going to talk about the second most important task a DBA is responsible for….backups. What is the most important? That would be restores and will be next week’s topic. If you cannot restore your database, you will be very sorry. Seriously, if you cannot recover the data that your company needs, you may need to look new employment since your company might go out of business. Continue reading Backing up your Sql Server Database
My favorite SSMS add-in….SSMSBoost
Sql Server Management Studio is very robust and can do many things, but like any other product cannot do everything. Luckily there are add-ins available that fill in some of the gaps. My favorite and one I use every single day is SSMSBoost, (I no longer use it due to the change in the community license and the useful functions being taken away.)
