Couldn't it be possible that the technician just stopped the SQL service, deleted the file (the biggest one) and then restarted the service ? (it's not the first time I've...

Excelent article !

Almost the system we have implemented recently with the difference that instead of linked servers the system exports the changes of the "Audit" database (which is installed locally...

Writing down your comments; in our case it is not so critic and a backup every 3 hours is just OK: 3 servers and about 100+ users, but due to...

From my experience I think the best, as previously stated on this forum, is to monitor the system with a good tool that alerts you when the server is overloaded,...