Conditional SQL Server Backups with SMO

This video shows you how to do conditional backups in SQL Server using SMO. Tim has a bunch of other videos on SMO to help you get started if you're new to it!

Tim Mitchell is a Microsoft SQL Server database developer, business intelligence consultant, writer, and speaker. He has been working professionally with SQL Server for over six years, and holds the MCTS and MCDBA certifications from Microsoft as well as a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Texas A&M University - Commerce.

nilanaksha on 8/9/2009

Good presentation

CK Park on 8/21/2009

great!

Tonci on 9/22/2009

Great, but please next time not so fast.

01EFFB45CF on 9/30/2009

I would rather program SMO than run scripts because I am a developer, not a dba. Great video.

Tonci on 7/6/2010

Great explanation!

Steve Culshaw on 4/6/2011

Another nice use case for SMO

Andy Obregon on 4/28/2011

Another useful example. Thanks!

Olu on 7/20/2011

Simply brilliant!

karloz on 11/11/2011

Wonderful

rfalanga on 1/5/2012

The one thing I wonder about is what happens when the console app finishes, and the backup is still running asynchronously?

ravi on 1/5/2012

good one

Munna Bhai on 1/7/2012

This is an excellent presentation. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work.