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Appropriate use for Snapshots

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Hi All,

I have a SQL database that I would like to snapshot every night.  The data in the database is fairly static and the reason I'm taking a nightly snapshot is to show the change in data from one day to the next.  I don't intend for the snapshot to be a "backup" of the database as those are being done by the system administrator team.  However would it be possible to use the most recent snapshot as a revert point in time database?  Reading the documentation it doesn't appear so if I have multiple snapshots.

At no point in time would I want to revert to a snapshot older than the most recent one, but if for some reason someone deleted some critical data during the current day, I would like to be able to revert to the most recent point in time that the snapshot was taken.

Am I understanding this document correctly?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179557%28v=SQL.105%29.aspx

Thanks for the help,

john


John Wildes | Hitachi Data Systems | Director - Microsoft Technologies | Converged Platforms


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