Chapter 14. Backup Fundamentals

One of the most important roles of a DBA is performing regular backups of SQL Server data. Creating backups of critical business data should be one of the foremost concerns of a database administrator (DBA) because backups provide a way to restore data that otherwise could be completely lost. The DBA should also be concerned with performing occasional tests of restoring the database to ensure the process goes as planned without any glitches. ...

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