(Another) Foglight Countdown!
( * This blog has been updated from last year's.... ) We have all done it. We think we know the lyrics to a song. We sing them passionately….and incorrectly. Here are a few classics. “Excuse me whi...
The Object of My Affection – Litespeed’s Object Level Recovery
All is well. Megan is having a good day. She’s a SQLServer DBA and her environment is humming along. Then…. someone drops a critical table bringing efficient data retrieval to a screeching halt. Now w...
Mitigate Risk with SQLServer Differential Backups Using Litespeed
SQLServer Differential Backups make a lot of sense...they backup only what has changed. However, it seems that many Database Administrators choose not to leverage them. When digging into reasons for t...
Customer Conversation: Backup Escalation in Litespeed for SQL Server
A customer recently asked me to clarify the option "Enable Backup Escalation" in Litespeed for SQL Server. The customer has been using Litespeed for a while so I was a bit surprised the question was a...
Manage SQLServer Differential Backups with Confidence
Differential backups make perfect sense….backup only what has changed since the last Full backup. Differential backups dramatically reduce the storage needed to maintain backups, while lowering mainte...