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Microsoft SQL Server Backup Automation
The backup routine for MS SQL Server includes various repetitive tasks that require a lot of time and attention. Fortunately, there are built-in Microsoft SQL Server tools that can automate many of these steps and simplify your daily routine. This article discusses those built-in tools, while also showing how to use MSP360 software for MS SQL Server automatic backup.
How to Сreate Multiple Backup Schedules in Windows Server
Multiple backup schedules are used in most backup infrastructures to make backup processes flexible and efficient. You can, for example, configure separate backup schedules for the whole server backup and just one SQL database. However, built-in Windows Server Backup does not allow this to be accomplished via its GUI. Continue reading
MSP360 Backup Supports 8 New Regions in Azure Archive Storage
Azure Archive Storage is an archive tier of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage in addition to hot and cool tiers. It is designed to help organizations reduce their storage costs by storing rarely accessed data in a lowest-priced tier. Microsoft offers an industry leading price point for archiving data (0.2 cents per GB/month). Continue reading
Introducing MSP360 Backup 2.6 for macOS & Linux
As you may know, Apple is about to release its next version of macOS — Mojave — on Monday. MSP360 Backup for macOS has consequently been updated to fully support the latest macOS.
How to Back Up iCloud Drive on macOS
If you’re an avid user of macOS or iOS, it’s safe to bet that some of your workflows revolve around iCloud. Whether it’s some Xcode project or a Keynote presentation, it’s likely that some, if not most, of your data resides in iCloud. The significance of this data could not be overstated and thus it makes sense to consider some sort of backup for it to ensure that you’re not caught off guard if something disastrous happens at Apple’s data centers.
How to Release MSP360 License
In this post, we explain how to release a license in MSP360 Backup, MSP360 Explorer and MSP360 Drive so that the products could be reinstalled on another computer.
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Performing Microsoft 365 (Formerly Office 365) Email Backup with MSP360
To ensure business continuity, you need to back up Microsoft 365 along with other services and endpoints. In this guide, we’ll cover how you can optimize your backup strategy around Microsoft 365 with MSP360 Managed Backup.
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Introducing MSP360 Backup 2.5.1 for macOS & Linux
One of the most important aspects of a sensible backup strategy is keeping upload volumes under control. With each backup iteration, the same files are being repeatedly uploaded which results in more time-consuming backups. To help mitigate the issue, MSP360 Backup for macOS & Linux now supports block-level backup.
Backup Best Practices with Unsupported Databases
Using MSP360 to secure existing database backups in the cloud requires some additional considerations when designing a backup plan. Unlike MSP360 file, image, or SQL Server backups using the MSP360 SQL Server agent, customers need to be careful to design a backup plan that allows for proper database restores based on database retention requirements and backup types performed. Continue reading
Synthetic Backup for Wasabi in MSP360 Backup
MSP360 Backup receives another minor update that brings support for synthetic backup for Wasabi cloud storage. Read on to learn more.
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Switching from Freeware to Trial in MSP360 Backup for Windows
Learn how to switch from the freeware license to a trial one in MSP360 Backup for Windows.
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