1. Tech Advice Presented by Matt Straka

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3. Tech Advice What we’ll be covering 1 Backups Common Troubleshooting SQL Server Options Updates and Migrations 2 3 4

4. Backing Up F OUNDATION How to backup your data and why you need to do this.

5. Scheduled Backups Backups for most users will be done through Server Console 1 Select database 2 Destination Location 3 Frequency 4 Retention

6. Scheduled Backups Advanced types of backups 1 SQL Server Agent – Scheduled backup jobs 2 3 rd Party Software – Redgate, Acronis, Symantec, etc. 3 Cloud-Based – Azure, Carbonite, Iron Mountain, etc.

7. Manual Backups Create a backup of F OUNDATION on the fly with the Server Console Why perform manual backups? Selecting data source and destination Compression/password

8. Scheduled Backups Backups for most users will be done through Server Console 1 Select source and destination 2 Creating/choosing Restore As Name 3 Replace and update

9. Types of Backups NAS NAS – Redundant/fault tolerant Hot-swappable drives in most RAID arrays Capacities in the multi-TBs External Hard Drives Ext. HD – Not fault tolerant Single Drives in 3.5in or 2.5in sizes Disk capacity ranges from 500GB to 5TB Recommend 2 or more drives for rotation

10. Types of Backups Flash Drives Not fault tolerant Very inexpensive Easy to store and rotate Cloud Services Cost Accessibility Security

11. Common Troubleshooting Some tips and tricks for getting through some common issues.

12. Database Utilities Some advanced utilities to help with F OUNDATION Data and Backup Locations Check DB Repair DB Fix ID Fields Log Files Duplicating Databases

13. SQL Server Options The backbone of F OUNDATION. What is it and what do you need to know.

14. Microsoft SQL Server What do you need and what do you need to prepare for 1 Know what version of SQL Server you have and what is supported 2 Find out what Edition of SQL Server best fits your needs and how to plan 3 Update your SQL Server

15. Updates and Migrations How to update F OUNDATION or migrate your software to a new server 1 What all is in an update? 2 Minimize downtime 3 Common pitfalls

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