description: This article shows you how to create a full database backup in SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio, Transact-SQL, or PowerShell.

Creating a full database backup in SQL Server is essential for preserving your data and ensuring you have a reliable restore point in case of system failure, corruption, or migration. A full backup ...

In SQL Server, this statement creates a new database and the files used and their filegroups. It can also be used to create a database snapshot, or attach database files to create a database from the ...

Creating parameters is a great habit to get into so that you can use the same template to create multiple SQL servers, all with different configurations.

Migrating to Azure SQL Database managed instance Migrating to the cloud with managed instance is easy. The simplest way to do so is to create a backup of your on-premises database, move it to Azure ...

Learn how to use the Azure Portal to create a cloud-based SQL database with just a few mouse clicks.