Transaction logs are a vital yet often overlooked component of database architecture. They are often forgotten because they are not something actively maintained like the schema contained within a ...

Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

I would like to know how transaction log size is managed. I now know after some <BR>reading that I can checkpoint the database in order to allow dirty pages to write from ram to disk.I also know now ...

In an earlier blog entry, I talked about “Deprecated” code and I highlighted the fact that the BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG and BACKUP LOG WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY statements are no longer allowed in SQL Server ...

Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process. Here are some things to keep in mind to make ...