SQL Server Database Recovery

SQL server database recovery is essential when system failure has occurred. If you take a look at businesses that experience data loss in a disaster, a whopping ninety percent go out of business within two years.

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Data loss emergencies can be attributed to physical or logical problems. An outstanding seventy percent of breakdowns are due to physical failures that most often require the attention of a professional data recovery expert.

SQL Server Database
The SQL server database is a management system used to store data on networked file servers. Companies depend on these databases to remain accessible in order for business to run smoothly.

Media in database servers can suffer from the same failure points as drives in PCs and workstations.

Symptoms

• Unable to boot
• Unable to access drives and partitions
• Unable to run or load data
• Corrupted data
• Virus attacks
• Hard drive failure or crashes
• Fire and water damage
• Media contamination or damage
• Accidental reformatting of partitions
• Accidental deletion of data

Backing Up
System failures occur even with the best configured systems. Therefore frequent backups are crucial to prevent data loss and can speed up the recovery process. SQL recovery can be successfully restored when supported by a well tested back up program. The different database recovery models make backing up more efficient when breakdowns occur.

System Maintenance Programs
When systems break down and backup devices become corrupt, access to the database is prevented. Downtime can set any company back therefore it is imperative that a professional data recovery specialist be consulted as soon as possible.

Usage of regular system maintenance programs in most cases will not be able to recover all of the data and can often create bigger problems.

SQL Server Database Recovery
SQL server database recovery is usually handled in the same fashion as a server / RAID recovery. A database can be successfully rebuilt by analyzing the contents of the drive images, tables and records containing data. Also see Creating Effective Computer Disaster Recovery Plans.