Free Backup SQL 2008 with SQL Server backup software for SQL Server 2008/2005/2000

How to backup SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 with backup utility

This document describe thrid party professional SQL backup utility for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2.

A introduction of SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2008: SQL Server 2008 made a big leap with catching the interest of database developers, users and IT managers alike : a completely overhauled reporting engine and greatly improved OLAP performance. These two allow more users to run OLAP queries, or enable existing OLAP users to run more complex queries.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2: It is a complete set of enterprise-ready technologies and tools that help people derive the most value from information at the lowest total-cost-of-ownership. Its highlights the following five points:

Complete information platform for applications of all sizes.
Managed, familiar self-service BI tools.
Support for large-scale data centers and data warehouses.
Opportunities to build and extend applications in the cloud.
Integration with the Microsoft Application Platform.

Must-know points to backup SQL Server 2008 & Server 2008 R2

Before making a backup of SQL Server, there are some basic points and some backup strategies you need to learn to backup & restore SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 databases.

Backup task can't interrupt the MS SQL Server running service.
Set it and forget it plan - automatically backup SQL Server 2008 database to save time and energy.
Diverse backup types - full, differential and transaction log backup to save disk space withh SQL Server 2008 being protected.
Disaster recovery - restore SQL Server 2008 database to the new database or the current database.
High stability to backup SQL Server 2008 database to local hard drive.

Backup utility suits for your case - EaseUS Todo Backup

Based on the above points, EaseUS Todo Backup Advanced Server would be a good strategy to backup & disaster recover your SQL Server 2008 & Server 2008 R2 databases. What's more, it full supports SQL Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2005, 2000.

SQL 2008 backup software

Besides SQL Server backup, EaseUS Todo Backup Advanced Server also provides solutions for Exchange Server backup, Windows Server system and data backup, disk clone and so on.

Knowledge Base

The minimum hardware and software requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008: Microsoft recommends that you run SQL Server 2008 on computers with the NTFS file format. For upgrades to SQL Server 2008, FAT32 file systems will not be blocked. SQL Server Setup will block installations on read-only or compressed drives. SQL Server does not install the .NET Framework 3.5 software development kit (SDK). However, the SDK contains tools that are useful when you use the .NET Framework for SQL Server development.

Requirements to restart computers during SQL Server Setup: Installation of the .NET Framework requires a restart of the operating system. If Windows Installer installation also requires a restart, Setup will wait until the .NET Framework and Windows Installer components have installed before restarting.