Database Maintenance for Non-DBAs Part 2

Last time, I wrote about how to set up a basic maintenance plan to back up your databases on a regular basis to avoid having your transaction logs grow out of control and fill up your disk. As I mentioned at the end of that article, that routine creates backup files, but it does not […]

Backup Verification, Statistical Sampling, And You

I’m always eager to expand my knowledge about SQL Server and I have a list of about 10 SQL-related blogs that I check on a daily basis. I’ve picked up lots of good info from them and occasionally, I’ll come across something that sticks in my head because I think it’s just all kinds of […]