Summary

The core of any business is its data and its ability to serve its customers. With most businesses moving to a "paperless" environment, they have turned to SQL Server as their primary storage of company data. As the database administrator, it is your job to ensure that this data is available at all times and can be recovered in the event of a disaster. However, ensuring both high availability and disaster recovery can be a daunting task. You must learn to understand the business impact of your data, and you must be able to provide an appropriate solution by balancing your infrastructure capabilities, business requirements, and cost. The options previously listed are only examples of how you can develop a disaster plan, and with some creativity, ...

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