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title: "What is a SQL Server database backup?"  
description: "What is a SQL Server database backup?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2019-06-14  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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category: "mssql server"  
tags: ["sql server", "sql", "sql server 2008", "sql server 2012"]  
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# What is a SQL Server database backup?

The Backup is a process to create a copy of data and it can be used to reconstruct the data in case of any failures.

Backing up your SQL Server databases, running test restores procedures on your backups, and storing copies of backups in a safe, on-site, off-site, and cloud location protects and safeguard the data from potentially catastrophic or various types of data loss.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

The Backup is a process to create a copy of data and it can be used to reconstruct the data in case of any failures.

Backing up your SQL Server databases, running test restores procedures on your backups, and storing copies of backups in a safe, on-site, off-site, and cloud location protects and safeguard the data from potentially catastrophic or various types of data loss.


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