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Paul S. Randal

Paul worked on Microsoft's SQL Server team for nine years in development and management roles, writing many of the DBCC commands, and he was ultimately responsible for SQL Server 2008's core storage engine. He now works as a consultant, trainer, speaker, and writer specializing in internals, maintenance, availability, and disaster recovery.
Email: paul@sqlskills.com

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Using Database Repair for Disaster Recovery

By Paul Randal, 08/17/2011

Perform a repair operation using DBCC CHECKDB’s repair functionality to salvage some data from a corrupt database.

Advanced BACKUP and RESTORE Options

By Paul Randal, 05/18/2011

Most DBAs use the BACKUP and RESTORE commands’ standard options. However, some of the commands’ infrequently used options can help minimize data loss and downtime when disaster ...

Are You Taking the Right Backups?

By Paul Randal, 10/12/2009

In this PASS Summit Unite 2009 Speaker Tip, Paul Randal explains how you can minimize downtime when restoring your databases following a disaster.