Following walkthroughs introduce the important areas of the SQL Server Backup. Each walkthrough gives step-by-step instructions for common scenarios, which makes them a good place to start learning about the product or a particular feature area.
    To provide a hands-on introduction to the numerous major features of SQL Server Backup in a clear and ordered manner , we use the professional edition and install it on the same machine as SQL Server.

Walk-through 1 : Configuring SQL Server Backup

• Configuring instance to be backed up
• Configuring backup device

Walk-through 2 : Backing up a database

• Creating a new job
• Defining the job options (Backup type , strategy , compression , expiration settings .etc)
• Running the job

• Defining backup strategy
• Creating a full backup schedule
• Creating a differential backup schedule
• Creating a transaction log backup schedule
• Viewing job reports

• Doing a transaction log backup if po