Start creating smaller, faster, more robust SQL Server backups today

Brad McGehee's eBook will help you keep your servers in optimal condition, but if you really want to pull out all the stops to safeguard your data, download a free trial of SQL Backup Pro for smaller, faster, more robust backups.

Information about using SQL Backup Pro inside a maintenance plan created with the SQL Server maintenance plan tools is available on Brad McGehee's blog.

Features of SQL Backup Pro include:

• High-performance compression, so you can compress your files by up to 95% for faster, smaller backups.
• 256-bit AES encryption for the protection of your data against unauthorized access.
• Network resilience to make the process of writing or copying backups across flaky networks fault-tolerant.

The level of compression is amazing. For the network resilience feature, the number of retries and backup to network shares/SAN drives are excellent options. The product just works.

Colin Brown, Microsoft MVP