Important: MS16-136 Security Patch
Microsoft has released what looks like a pretty important security patch for SQL Server: MS16-136. Right now seems like an OUTSTANDING time to look that over and see if it applies to your systems.
Back up databases to multiple locations
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.
The new Minion Backup 1.2: DB groups, scheduling options, and more!
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.
A DBA’s first day on the job
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.)
New Community Zone script: Minion Backup alerts!
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!
Minion Enterprise: SQL Version Number Update
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.
Tech Corner: Be obsessive about comments
Code comments are a support feature that people widely ignore. Jen’s new session named “T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature†explains this valuable resource, and how to best use it.
Share custom solutions in the MinionWare Community Zone
The Minion backup and maintenance modules are free, and completely open. So it’s really easy for our target audience (DBAs) to write their own queries, alerts, reports, and whatever else they could possibly need. And now, they can share those solutions online at the MinionWare Community Zone. We can’t wait to see what’s next!
Minion Backup for SQL Server
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Minion CheckDB Beta
In May 2016, we called for people to take part in the Minion CheckDB beta! This…was that call.