When choosing SQL software to manage growing databases, IT teams must keep a number of critical challenges in mind.
The complexity of IT environments makes SQL backup more difficult, with data potentially residing not only in on-premises servers but in public, private or hybrid cloud sites.
The impact on performance of lengthy backup windows means IT teams must find solutions that can accelerate backups and minimize windows even as data volumes continue to grow.
Compliance requirements that are continually changing add another layer of complexity that SQL backup software must solve.
Rising data volumes not only increase the amount of information that must be protected but the cost of storage, bandwidth and CPU utilization as well.
Increasing costs – the result of these challenges and others – mean that the right SQL backup software must be able to protect data more efficiently.