SQL Server instances, even if equipped with provisions like automatic backup and recovery, are not sufficiently protected against sudden, disastrous situations like multi-site database failure, ...

Microsoft now allows Software Assurance customers for supported releases of SQL Server to benefit from three disaster recovery benefits, including two new options and one previously available option.

Disaster Recovery Be prepared for disasters, such as server crash, database or mailbox corruption, etc. Disaster may strike unexpectedly, which can lead to downtime and data loss. Based on the level ...

Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage. Organizations with SA coverage on SQL Server ...

One configures SQL Server for high availability (HA) in anticipation of some event that will cause a critical application to go offline unexpectedly—a software glitch that causes an app to freeze or a ...

Microsoft HyperV provides a robust disaster recovery solution through its built-in replication features. This guide explains how to set up asynchronous VM transfers between Windows Server 2025 hosts.

Let’s start by admitting that the title of this article is a tease. It’s a valid question and one that thinking people ask all the time. But in truth it’s not the first question you should be asking.

Backups and disaster recovery are well-worn topics for which there exists an unlimited amount of conflicting guidance. Everyone has an opinion about how to go about it, but in the end each ...