Secure storage of your SQL Server backups is just as important as the backups themselves. Encrypting your backup files is a must to prevent unauthorized access.

Granting Access to SQL Server Agent To use [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Agent, users must be a member of one or more of the following fixed database roles: SQLAgentUserRole SQLAgentReaderRole ...

Some recent numbers show SQL Server catching up in the database market. Last year, it surpassed US$1 billion in revenues, and Mangione pointed out that it is now Microsoft’s fourth-largest business.