This is a bash script that can be used for backing up GCP Cloud SQL instances. It works by restoring an existing GCP managed backup to a new ephemeral db instance, and exporting an SQL dump from there ...

Creates a backup of a SQL Server DB Creates backup logfile for each backup Creates a master log file for each SQL Server instance to show when the script was run Compresses backup files using 7Zip ...

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

SQL backup is an essential process in eCommerce website migration and database management. It ensures that you can restore your data in case of hardware failures, data corruption, or accidental ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. In SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, backup compression was introduced adding WITH COMPRESSION as an option in the T-SQL backup command. SQL Server backup ...