Backup and Restore
Sean’s Famous Backup Tuning class!
Yes, you can tune your SQL Server backups! Have you ever gotten tired of your 1TB database taking 4+...
Replication: Initialize with Backup
Sometimes your DB is so big you need to initialize replication with a backup and restore instead of a...
Minion Backup: Regex vs. DBGroups
In Minion Backup, you can use regex to include/exclude DBs from a backup. This actually works with all of...
Minion Backup: Exclude DBs by Size
In Minion Backup you can exclude DBs from backup based on any criteria you like. Here I’ll show you...
NCC-1701-DBA: 1 of 6
This is the first of a series to teach you how to think like and become an enterprise DBA....
RESTORE with move
This one covers restore with move syntax to restore DBs while moving the files to a different location.
Simple Backup Procedures
This is a tutorial not only on how to turn your backup commands into SPs, but also the basics...
Backup with Init
In this video I discuss the init option for the backup command. You’ll come away knowing how to use...
Trace Flag 1807
This one covers restore with move syntax to restore DBs while moving the files to a different location.
The Enterprise Maintenance Lifecycle: Problems & Solutions
Database maintenance isn’t a single event; it’s a lifecycle. Aside from the maintenance event itself, there’s also reporting, error...
Backup File Extensions
Here I talk about how you can use the file extensions to your advantage, but also have a little...
Minion Backup: Azure Backups
Here I show you how to setup backups to Azure blobs. This is an end to end video and...