Ars Technica

Backing Up SQL Server 2005 With Backup Exec

Do you have a BackupExec SQL Agent CAL? You can't (well, shouldn't) back up the MDF/LDF files directly. If you have the CAL, BackupExec will use VSS to do a snapshot and backup a consistent copy of ...
Redmond Magazine

Restoring a Database to an Older Version of SQL Server

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 ...
Ars Technica

How to back up SQL Server database

I'm trying to backup the database on a dedicated server running SQL Server 2005. The Management Studio installation got messed up somehow and I get an unhandled exception everytime I launch it and ...
Network World

Backup for databases: Get familiar with the type you use

The design of a database determines what method is best suited for backing it up, and those methods vary quite a bit. In order to back up a database, you need to know how it’s delivered, but you also ...