How to Back Up Databases into EXE Files

Need to send a SQL Server backup to someone, but it’s too big and you’re not sure if they use LiteSpeed?  Quest LiteSpeed for SQL Server can back up databases into a single executable file.  You can send that file to someone else or copy it to another server, and that other server doesn’t need LiteSpeed.  The person doing the restore doesn’t even have to understand how SQL Server works – LiteSpeed takes care of all the details.

In this video, Brent Ozar shows how both the backup and restore process works:

Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player.

Tags: ,

Comments are closed.