Beginning Backup and Restore for SQL Server - by Bradley Beard (Paperback)

About the Book

Tagline: Practical Application of Data Protection Principles

Book Synopsis

Beginning Backup and Restore for SQL Server is the essential guide to discovering the power of data protection and loss mitigation in a SQL Server environment. A company that does not protect its data will not be a company for very long. This book will guide all levels of database administrator through the steps of creating an automated database backup and restore scenario.
Too many database administrators rely on a generic maintenance plan to backup data. Catastrophic events can occur, and when they do, the seasoned DBA needs to have more than a generic backup available. This book will prepare any level DBA for these eventualities, bringing into focus such topics as backup rotation and retention periods, differing backup strategies, point-in-time restoration of data, and file/page restores.
Recovering from a catastrophic failure used to be next to impossible. With the enhanced techniques and methods you will learn in this book, those failures can be reduced, if not eliminated. SQL Server provides a wealth of tools for backing up and restoring data; this book will help you to wield those tools successfully.

From the Back Cover

Be guided through the techniques to back up and restore databases and files in SQL Server. Multiple techniques are presented for ensuring the integrity and consistency of database backups, as well as the reliability and manageability of restoring from backups.
In today's data-driven world, the most important asset that a company has is its data. Data recovery strategies can be wide ranging; from the practically non-existent backup without verification to a very complex, distributed, and redundant system. An important objective for any database administrator is data loss prevention, and in a catastrophic data loss event, pre-defined data recovery techniques must be employed in order to get the databases back up and running efficiently and quickly.
Using a tutorial method of teaching, Beginning Backup and Restore for SQL Server explores the many facets behind the principles of backing up and restoring data fromyour database, and then shows practical application methods for getting the work done quickly and correctly. This book is an essential guide toward discovering the correct path to protecting the data for your organization.
What You'll Learn:

• Be instructed on backup and restore techniques and principles
  
• Understand the importance of a fully implemented backup plan in SQL Server Agent
  
• Integrate backup and restore techniques into an existing environment
  
• Consider space and time requirements for backup and restore operations
  
• Master the principles for common deployment types
  

About the Author

Bradley Beard is a professional software developer in Palm Bay, Florida. He started off designing websites using PHP and MySQL in the late 90s, and gradually moved to ColdFusion and SQL Server. He earned his MCSA: SQL Server 2012 certification in July 2013, and his MCSE: Business Intelligence certification in February 2016. He was the Technical Reviewer for Mike McQuillan's book, Introducing SQL Server, as well as the author of his own book, Practical Maintenance Plans in SQL Server, both available from Apress.