database-backups

basics of SQL Server 2008 backups

We don't have a DBA and I have to do backups. We have only one database that is 3gb (the others are less than 100mb). The 3gb database is write-heavy, and has very important data. I set up daily backups for all the databases but i think that might not be enough. What are transactional log backups? what is my appropriate backup action...

Problem when backing up Oracle 10g

I've just started a job and have identified an issue in which the database isn't currently being backed up properly so to speak. We are doing one back up every 6 hours that uses the Oracle native backup utility, but we were also sold a process by a company in which they stated that they could in essence perform "warm" backups of our dat...