December 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1872 pages
153h 31m
English
book
Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed
by Ray Rankins, Paul T. Bertucci, Chris Gallelli, Alex T. Silverstein
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Considerations for Very Large Databases
When it comes to backup and recovery, special consideration must be given to very large databases, which are known as VLDBs. A VLDB has the following special requirements:
Storage—Size might dictate the use of tape backups over the network or a disk.
Time—As your time to backup increases, the frequency of backups might have to be adjusted.
Method—How you back up your database is affected by its size. Differential ...