Microsoft on Monday announced that Azure Backup for SQL Server had reached "general availability" status, meaning it's deemed ready for production-environment use. This service is used to backup SQL ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Welcome to this new series -- in this column, I hope to impart some quick, short tips that will help you make quick work of managing and administering your SQL Server databases. First up is an ...

I have a SQL server that is freezing IO on all DBs 6 times per day at about 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, and 10pm. These only freeze IO for approximately 2 seconds each time, but it is long enough that ...