Amazon RDS keeps automated backups for a maximum of 35 days, and point-in-time recovery (PITR) can't reach past that window either. Aurora works inside the same ...

According to Microsoft, you can use the contained database model to make the database more portable. This prevents orphaned users after a restore by authenticating accounts directly at the database ...

Discover how to use Google Cloud Database Migration Service to shrink Cloud SQL for SQL server disks with minimal downtime.

A cybersecurity research firm has found evidence that an operator copied nearly 69GB of database backups linked to the ...

Upgrade Cloud SQL for MySQL with sub-second switchover on Enterprise Plus, real-data read validation, and automatic endpoint ...

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Introductory ColumnOn October 21, 2026, news broke that a serious vulnerability had been discovered in PHP. It was such a ...

You can recover SQL databases from database backups and application-aware backups. For more information about the difference between the two backup types, refer to Protecting Microsoft SQL Server and ...

When running a FiveM server with around 100 players, log and history tables grow much faster than player data. I initially designed it to keep everything, thinking, "I might need to look back at this ...

We’re excited to share the stable release of Azure MCP Server 3.0, released on October 12, 2026. From reviewing backup protection to evaluating infrastructure changes, this release brings more ...

A backup of an SQL database contains the database files (.mdf, .ndf), log files (.ldf), and other associated files. The files are backed with the help of the SQL Writer service. The service must be ...

Hackers breached two major South Korean churches, exposing more than one million congregant records and extensive financial and administrative data. The investigation reveals how web shells, leaked ...