What makes a really successful technology? Along with actually having a strong technology that’s robust, flexible, and code-able, you also have to foster a strong community. Users come together and help each other in ways that continue to surprise me and that’s why we’re thrilled to be building Minion community.
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What’s the most expensive cup of coffee you’ve ever bought? Was it $6, $8, $15? Try a cup of coffee that cost $2,000. And worst yet, it was made at home. Let me tell you a tale of disaster recovery…
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The number one cause of instability in most database environments is SQL Server permissions. Specifically the problem is that people have more access to systems than they should. Let me walk you through a typical lockdown.
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Many IT shops need multiple copies of a backup saved to multiple locations, for disaster recovery, or for testing and quality assurance. Here we discuss the difference between backup mirror and copy, and explain how to implement each in Minion Backup.
Back up databases to multiple locations Read More »
It’s easy to backup the ResourceDB with Minion Backup. And while it’s not a setting (yet), it only takes one step. Here, we show you exactly how to do it.
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There are plenty of sites out there that show the syntax of using SQL Server OUTPUT parameters in your SPs, but not many take the time to explain the syntax in detail, or even why you should care. Here I’m going to show you why OUTPUT parameters are a great way to achieve your programming goals.
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We released Minion Backup 1.2 (our Free SQL Server Backup utility) this week! We’ve got a some outstanding new features, and of course a number of bug fixes to tell you about.
The new Minion Backup 1.2: DB groups, scheduling options, and more! Read More »
Here we walk through a database administrator’s first day on the job – first without Minion Enterprise, and then with it! (Guess which day was more productive.)
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We’ve written and released a good, simple missing backup report, together with a sample job you can use to alert you on missing Minion Backup backups!
New Community Zone script: Minion Backup alerts! Read More »
Minion Enterprise gives you the ability to see what version of SQL Server each instance is on, and also what version they SHOULD be on. In this post, we explain the SQL Version table and how to update it.
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