Computer database software such as Microsoft's SQL Server benefits all types of businesses, as it makes recordkeeping fast, flexible and secure. SQL Server lets you disconnect a database from the main ...

This quickstart helps you understand how to write backups to and restore from the Azure Blob Storage. The article explains how to create an Azure Blob Storage container, write a backup to Azure Blob ...

This article describes how to create a full database backup in [!INCLUDE[ssnoversion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull ...

You can save a backup of your MS SQL databases to a single file on your hard drive. These backup files have names ending with the ".bak" file extension, and you use them to restore database backups ...

Have you ever started SQL Server only to discover your database labeled “In Recovery,” you know how upsetting it can be—especially when the process appears to ...

In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see the SQL Server database state. Alternatively, you can use T-SQL commands to verify your database status. You can use the DATABASEPROPERTYEX function ...