You are the administrator for a SQL Server 2014 instance that stores the data for an online
transaction processing sales system.
The company takes full backups every week; differential backups on the days with no full
backups; and hourly transaction backups. These backups are stored on a backup server in
the company’s data center.
Every week, the company places the full backup on a tape and sends it to a third-party
backup storage system.
The company is worried that a disaster might occur that could destroy their computer center
and cause them to lose orders.
You need to determine the best method for providing the smallest amount of data loss and
downtime without leasing or purchasing additional physical locations.
What should you do? More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST
answer.
A.
Set up SQL Server Always On with a SQL Azure database as a replica.
B.
Set up SQL Server Always On by using a SQL Server on a Windows Azure Virtual
Machine.
C.
Put the differential backup on tape and send it to the third-party backup storage system.
D.
Use the Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Windows Azure Tool to direct all
backups to a different geographical location.
Explanation:
SQL Server 2012 was the first version to provide the ability to back up databases to the
Cloud, and SQL Server 2014 improves on the process.
Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Windows Azure Tool enables backup to Windows Azure
Blob Storage and encrypts and compresses SQL Server backups stored locally or in the
cloud.