Alert! Alert! Alert! Backup and Restore Baby!

At many organizations I doubt red lights flash with the sound of blaring sirens when backups fail in production environments, but I believe at every organization backups are one of the most critical IT functions. Of all backups, database backups, by most accounts, are considered the most critical. I know this is certainly true for me as a SQL Server DBA. I am sure at one point in all of our careers we were too busy to check all of our backups across all SQL Servers, with a million responsibilities on a daily basis. I know some of us were lucky and made it unscathed, while others were not so lucky with backup failures that caused extensive data loss and long downtimes. Now when IT Departments are forced to "do more with less," it is time to put the necessary SQL Server Alerts in place for backup and restore operations in order to more easily monitor and streamline this critical process.

SQL Server Backup Needs

• How to designate an events forwarding server (Enterprise Manager)

The 15 Critical Backup and Restore Alerts

At Edgewood Solutions, our DBA best practices dictate that Alerts should be setup and configured for SQL Server backups. Needless to say, Alerts provide DBAs with a proactive means of validating core business processes such as backups. They also offer peace of mind for the staff on a daily basis as well as a reasonable level of assurance for the organization. Below outlines a baseline set of backup and restore Alerts that can be leveraged with SQL LiteSpeed to verify the backup and restore operations: Click here for a Microsoft SQL Server script to create the 15 alerts listed above. For DBAs supporting critical production environments for organizations, backups are a critical component of daily operations. As the number of SQL Servers grow at your organization, it is then necessary to automate the monitoring of daily backup operations via Alerts and Operators to streamline critical daily processes. Luckily, SQL Server environments can benefit from SQL LiteSpeed with significant disk and time savings as well as protection from RC2 secret key encryption. Leverage SQL LiteSpeed as a diligent DBA, savvy Storage Administrator and protective Security Professional to gain valuable time, save critical storage and protect precious data!

Additional Information

For additional information about SQL LiteSpeed visit the following URLs:
• Download a SQL LiteSpeed Trail - www.edgewoodsolutions.com/resources/BackupAndRestoreLiteSpeed.asp
• Integrating SQL LiteSpeed in your existing Backup Infrastructure - www.edgewoodsolutions.com/resources/LiteSpeedROI.asp
• Imceda the maker of SQL LiteSpeed - www.edgewoodsolutions.com) a technology services company delivering full spectrum Microsoft SQL Server Services on the east coast of the United States primarily in the Washington DC and Boston areas. Jeremy can be reached at 410.591.4683 or jeremyk@edgewoodsolutions.com.
  
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