Pro SQL Server 2022 Wait Statistics: A Practical Guide to Analyzing Performance in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database

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T. LaRock, E. van de LaarPro SQL Server 2022 Wait Statisticshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8771-2_7

7. Backup-Related Wait Types

Thomas LaRock¹   and Enrico van de Laar²

(1)

East Longmeadow, MA, USA

(2)

Drachten, The Netherlands

 

​​Backups are a very important part of database administration, and they are essential for the survival of the company you work for. Data is the most critical asset a business owns, and if a disaster causes data to be lost, companies can lose large amounts of money or even go out of business.

There are many possible methods to minimize data loss during a disaster. We could use a SAN instead of direct attached storage and perhaps leverage ...