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How to Create a Bootable USB for Windows Server
Bootable USB is a backup media that allows recovering image-based backups on machines with no operating system. (That technique is called bare-metal recovery.) This article provides instructions on how to create a bootable USB drive with MSP360 Backup (now MSP360 Backup) for Windows Server and applies to Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2, 2012 / 2012 R2, 2016 and 2019.
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SQL Server Database Backup with MSP360
To keep your Microsoft SQL Server databases safe, you need to back them up. Today, it is considered a best practice to have at least two backup copies of all of your data, one on-site and one off-site.
In this article, we will demonstrate how MSP360 Backup can provide both on-site and off-site SQL database backups by backing up data to both local storage and cloud storage, and how to backup a database in SQL Server.
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SQL Server Database Restore with MSP360
MSP360 Backup supports backup and restore of Microsoft SQL Server databases. The product integrates with Microsoft SQL Server's built-in backup and restore mechanisms, provides SQL Server compression, and offers flexible scheduling, among a range of other useful options.
In this article, we’ll discuss how to restore SQL Server databases using MSP360’s solution. For instructions on the backup process, please refer to our article “SQL Server Database Backup.”
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Introducing MSP360 Backup 5.9.4
MSP360 Backup 5.9.4 adds important new features, including: support for Microsoft Azure lifecycle policy, enhanced Hybrid Backup functionality, bug fixes, and performance improvements.
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MSP360 Backup: 1-Click Upgrade
MSP360 Backup 5.9.4 simplifies Windows installations with the new 1-Click Upgrade feature.
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MSP360 Backup: Enhanced Hybrid Backup
MSP360 Backup 5.9.4 features enhanced Hybrid Backup functionality.
How to Speed Up Slow Backup
MSP360 Backup is designed to provide high backup speed. In some cases, however, the backup process can be slower than expected. In this article, we will take a look at speeding techniques.
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Creating Windows Server 2008 System Restore Point
In this article, we will overview the System Restore Point feature implemented in desktop Windows versions, and explain how to achieve a similar recovery option in Windows Server 2008. Continue reading
How to Fix: Your Account Is Not Signed Up for Amazon S3
We continue our series of articles devoted to common Amazon S3 issues. In our previous article, we discussed the difference between the requested time and the current time is too large error.
In this article we will discuss how to handle Your account is not signed up for the Amazon S3 issue. This error occurs when you are either not signed up for Amazon S3 or use expired credentials. There is a two-step process to get an Amazon S3 account. Continue reading
Incremental Backup of Exchange Server
Exchange Server supports a broad range of data protection options. In this blog post, we cover incremental data backup peculiarities and consider the cases this feature suits best. We will also show how to configure this backup type using MSP360 Backup for MS Exchange.
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Support for B2 Application Keys in MSP360 Backup and CloudBerry Explorer
MSP360 Backup and CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3 receive a minor update that brings support for BackBlaze B2 application keys.
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