Making backups smaller
The situation
You have a 20 GB tape drive, but your database has grown to 21 GB. You can't fit your database backup on the tape. A new tape drive will cost you thousands of dollars, and you don't have enough funds left in your budget.
Key challenges
- Reducing the size of your database backup.
- Finding a cost-effective solution.
How we can solve it
Use SQL Backup to create a compressed database backup. SQL Backup™ can compress a 21 GB database to a backup that is between 2 GB and 10 GB.
Benefits of our solution
- SQL Backup costs a fraction of the price of a new tape drive.
- Backups are not only smaller, but also 3–5 times faster with SQL Backup.
- Restore times are also quicker with SQL Backup, reducing downtime.
- SQL Backup offers a number of additional features, such as encryption to secure your backups and Timeline Monitoring™ to let you keep track of activities, past, present, and future.
Case studies
- NewsScape uses SQL Backup to back up ever-growing 380 GB database