The All-New ‘Database Lifecycle Management” is available on MSDN

The Database Lifecycle Management is an MSDN curated content view providing a single location to find many of the best solutions for common customer tasks in Microsoft SSDT, SSMS, and SQL Database.

Quick Tip – Speed a Slow Restore from the Transaction Log

A quick tip from Kevin on speeding up transaction log restores using MAXTRANSFERSIZE.

High-Availability White Papers and Resources for SQL Server

These resources detail five common high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures deployed by customers, along with a case study of each, plus FAQs about SQL Server high availability.

‘Backup Completed’ is NOT an Error Message

I recommend that you set your SQL Server to use the startup traceflag DBCC TRACEON (3226) to disable backup success message…

Must-Have Resources – SQL Server Backup & Recovery

The industry’s best resources for maximizing Microsoft SQL Server backup and recovery. Don’t get burned!

Wednesday Quest: Plenty O’Betas and Product Releases

Find out about the latest releases of Quest’s award winning tools for SQL Server: Toad, LiteSpeed, and Spotlight.

Pain of the Week/Expert’s Perspective: Performance Tuning for Backups and Restores

Discover a variety of ways to make SQL Server backups run faster and more reliably.

What’s Your Data Management and Retention Policy? [DBTA]

If managing your corporate data for the long term isn’t currently on your mind, it should be!

The All New LiteSpeed

Learn about the multitude of improvements in Quest Software’s latest version of their famous backup and recovery tool, LiteSpeed for SQL Server.