You can save a backup of your MS SQL databases to a single file on your hard drive. These backup files have names ending with the ".bak" file extension, and you use them to restore database backups ...

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...