What authentication mode is the SQL server in? If it's SQL only, that could cause it. Local admin on the box could not be mapped to an SQL role account (weird, but possible IIRC). Might be the same ...

Microsoft on Monday announced that Azure Backup for SQL Server had reached "general availability" status, meaning it's deemed ready for production-environment use. This service is used to backup SQL ...

For as long as I can remember, I have always configured the computers within my own organization to store data on network servers as opposed to the data being stored on workstations. That way, if one ...

I've started doing more research on sql server backups. Apparently I should backup all of my system databases and of course the ones we create. My question though is can you set all databases to ...

What are the most common SQL VSS writer issues users encounter when backing up SQL databases with VSS-based backup software? The VSS writer error that seems to cause ...