As a database administrator there are certain skills that you are expected know and know extremely well. Two of those skills are making backups and performing restores. Backups and restores are the core foundation of a DBA's job. This book is designed to help the beginner and mid-level DBA to get a strong understanding of the types of backups available within SQL Server and how to restore each of those backups. This book covers the newest backup features such as backing up to Azure Storage and native SQL Server encryption.