Spread the loveRunning out of disk space in a virtual machine is one of those nagging problems that can sneak up on you. One ...

Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

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SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

A trove of some four terabytes (TB) of confidential data from consulting giant EY was found completely exposed to the public internet. The leak, uncovered by researchers from Neo Security and first ...

A cybersecurity blogger recently disclosed his discovery of an unsecured backup containing operational metadata and business logic apparently belonging to Navy Federal Credit Union. The data did not ...

# Schedule and automate backups of SQL Server databases in SQL Server Express This article introduces how to use a Transact-SQL script and Windows Task Scheduler to automate backups of SQL Server ...

As today’s database administrators (DBAs) manage the complexity of modern database environments, particularly containerized systems, they must lean into smart automation to transform database ...

Abstract: Many cloud databases provide fine-grained regular snapshots and sparsely deleted snapshots based on importance, and dynamically maintain large-scale snapshots to ensure data security and ...

Backing up client computers in Windows Server Essentials is a key step in safeguarding valuable data and maintaining smooth operations. Administrators can easily configure automated backups, monitor ...