Executing SQL Server backups with PowerShell can give administrators script based control over backups, which is helpful when combining the backup process with other, non-SQL Server oriented tasks ...

Idera’s SQLsafe — a backup utility for Microsoft SQL Server — was designed to compete directly with Imceda’s LiteSpeed. Similar to LiteSpeed, SQLsafe improves on native SQL Server backups ...

Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines.

“SQL Object Level Recovery Native is a simple tool that strengthens backup options throughout the enterprise,” says Colin Millerchip, Red Gate’s product manager for backup products.

Is there a way to use a SQL 2005 Maintenance Plan to do a scheduled back up of the databases to a network share? The only way I can seem to make it work is to backup to the local C drive, and I'm ...

You can configure your script or application to perform backups automatically on a schedule, and should always make a backup before major changes to your site.