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Relation between SQL Server 2005 and Volume Shadow Copy services?

Published 19 February 8 2:45 AM | SSQA.net

Until last month I was not aware about Volume Shadow Copy and what is the relation between that service & SQL Server services, so here I would like to give the information in this regard that will discuss SQL Server connection issues that you may...

Filed under: sql server, backup, database, disk, best practices, vss, configuration, volume shadow, sqlwriter

Improving Backup and Recovery RTO RPO in a SAN - think on your SQL Server environment

Published 6 December 7 12:47 PM | SSQA.net

Backup and restore practices are at the core of today's best business continuity plans. While backup and restore provides many benefits, it simultaneously presents a variety of challenges with lost data, the time it takes to restore data, and the...

Filed under: sql server, restore, high availability, backup, disk, recovery, san, best practice, hardware

Snapshot backups - do I need equivalent database size disk space?

Published 23 May 7 3:17 AM | SSQA.net

Snapshot backups are introduced in SQL Server 2005 version that uses: The underlying backup technology creates an instantaneous copy of the data that is being backed up. The instantaneous copying is typically accomplished by splitting a mirrored set of...

Filed under: sql server, performance, backup, database, disk, space, snapshot