Improving performance of backup/recovery

Performance is often a concern in any medium-sized or large database.

Backup performance is often a delicate issue, because resource usage may need to be limited to remain within certain boundaries. There may also be a restriction on the maximum runtime for the backup, for example, a backup that runs every Sunday.

Again, restore performance may be more important than backup performance, even if backup is the more obvious concern.

Getting ready

If performance is a concern or is likely to be, then you should read the Planning backups recipe first.

How to do it...

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