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Helen Joyce

Project Manager - Red Gate Software

SQL Backup goes 64-bit...

Published Thursday, July 06, 2006 2:41 PM

SQL Backup 4.5 (released 5th July 2006) now supports 64-bit versions of SQL Server. We've had a public beta program running for a couple of months, which has been well used but now it's released in earnest. Hooray.

It's the same download regardless of whether you are running 32-bit or 64-bit versions of SQL Server.  From the GUI you can register multiple instances of SQL Server remotely and install or upgrade the server components. Leave it to SQL Backup to automatically install the correct version of the server components depending on your configuration.

Upgrading from 4.2 or the 4.5 beta is straightforward. Simplist way to upgrade from 4.2 is to use the Check for updates facility (from the help menu), or just go to the red-gate website to download the setup.

For those who don't require 64-bit support, it's still worth upgrading to 4.5 if you want to take advantage of the context sensitive help file which is now shipped as part of the product and other feature enhancements (new MAXTRANSFERSIZE keyword).

 

 

Comments

 

SQL Squirrel said:

Great stuff Helen. I've been waiting for the 64-bit support for a while. What's next for SQL Backup?
July 6, 2006 5:02 PM
 

Dinesh Priyankara said:

Hi Helen, Just downloaded 4.5 and installed. Yes, it is a great product. I would like to know whether, if a company has a license for 3.x , is it possible to upgrade/replace the current license with 4.5 license? If not, what is the procedure?
July 13, 2006 4:49 AM
 

Helen Joyce said:

What's next for SQL Backup... well watch this space!
We have some new features planned but we haven't committed to them yet so I can't annoucne anything. We're looking for willing applicants to participate in some usability testing on some of the new ideas though. I'll put an entry on my blog about it shortly, but if you are interested drop me a line!
July 13, 2006 10:39 AM
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