SQL Server Backup Best Practices
Video References
These additional references will help you take what you've learned in this SQL Server Video to the next step.
Book References
SQL Server 2000 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Relevance: Chapter 11 provides a great overview of Backup (and Recovery) concepts and tutorials. It's a great reference that will help expand what you've learned by following along with this video.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administrator's Pocket Consultant
Relevance: While chapter 14 doesn't deal too much with the specifics of creating a disaster recovery plan, it provides a great overview of backup options and tasks, and also provides great coverage on the benefits of rotating backup sets.
SQL Server 2000 Performance Tuning
Relevance: Chapter 15 provides some great insights into creating "High-Performance Backup and Recovery" solutions - including an overview of what kinds of capacities you can expect from network and I/O subsystems.
Links / References
SQL Server Central [link]
Relevance: James Luetkehoelter provides a great 'rant' on the proper nature and role of disaster recovery plans.
TechRepublic [link]
Relevance: TechRepublic provides a free download (WARNING: they'll make you register on their site and provide tons of personal info), for a 100+ page eBook that contains tons of very practical and really great advice for sizing-up and creating disaster recovery plans. (I'd link to this ebook on another site if I could find it, but haven't been able to do so yet. The ebook is worth your time though.)
