Updated Apr 19, 2022

Amazon S3 Cloud
- The StorageClass parameter is now available when backing up to Amazon S3 Cloud (AWS S3).
SQL Safe Repository
- Users can now record cluster details in the SQL Safe Repository.

Azure Cloud
- Backup and Restore operations are allowed on Azure File storage and Azure Blob storage.
Backup / Restore
- Backup and Restore operations of a database from an Untrusted Domain server are successful.
- Backup and Restore operations are allowed from Untrusted Domains.
- Backup and Restore operations are working properly on the Amazon S3 cloud.
CLI Command
- Restore Policies are working properly through CLI commands for backups in the Amazon S3 cloud.
Instant Restore
- Restore Hydration operations can be canceled on the Management Console.
Management Service
- The Management Service is working properly.
Object Level Recovery
- Reference objects are included in Object Level Recovery operations.
Policies
- Backup and Restore policies are working properly for the Azure cloud.
- SQL Safe detects when a policy is out of sync.
Restore
- The Restore Again option is assigning properly the new path location.
SQL Safe Agent
- In untrusted domains, Windows Authentication is blocked and the SQL Safe Agent authenticates using SQL Server Authentication.
Upgrade
- After the temporary database has been previously backed up, then the repository is upgraded successfully.
- After upgrading SQL Safe Backup, the registration of the Web Console is successful.
Virtual Database
- Virtual Database operations are working properly for both local and remote instances.

Updated Jun 15, 2021

Extended support for cloud backups and restores from Microsoft Azure and Amazon S3.
Improved user experience in the Desktop Console.
Refined and reinforced Object Level Recovery and Virtual Database functionalities.

Backup files are now deleted from the temporary download location while performing a backup.
Amazon S3 and Azure cloud storage performance has been improved to load large backup files.
Restore operations from Amazon and Azure cloud storage through T-SQL and CLI commands are now working properly.
Email notifications are sent properly now after the product upgrade.
Queued operations are now displayed correctly in the Operation Status window.
Policies performance has been improved.
Virtual Database and Object Level Recovery operations are now supported in a cluster environment after a failover. Make sure you setup manually the VDBMetadata directory structure before a Virtual Database operation is attempted on an availability group environment.

Updated Nov 14, 2020

Added features from the web console to the desktop console.
- Virtual Database.
- Object-level Restore.
- Copy Policy.

Updated Mar 26, 2020

Updated Dec 17, 2019

Redesigned cloud backups and restores
- With improved manageability, resiliency, and scalability.
- For Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Azure Blob Storage.
Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

Updated Aug 2, 2019

Updated Oct 2, 2018

Support for government cloud storage for Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.
Write striped backup files to TSM servers from desktop console (in addition to web console).
Support for SQL Server 2017 on Windows.
Support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2.
Improved web console.
Performance improvements and bug fixes.

Updated Mar 16, 2017

Updated Sep 1, 2016

Azure Blob Storage - Can specify Microsoft Azure Blob Storage as the location for the backup and restore files when performing backup and restore operations.
Copy Policies - Copy pre-existing policies and modify their settings before copying.
TSM Striped Backup - Perform striped backups to tape devices using Tivoli Storage Manager.
New IDERA Web Dashboard View - Group instances and databases with the use of dashboard's tags according to your environment setup preferences.
SQL Server 2016 Support - Backup SQL Server 2016 databases using SQL Safe Backup. In addition, the SQL Safe Backup repository is also supported on SQL Server 2016.

Users do not experience error messages anymore when performing the bulk "Backup Again" operation in the Operation History tab.
Users can now sort the databases list of the backup wizard according to Database Name, Last Backup, or Space Used.
The Restore Wizard now updates the point-in-time date accurately after clicking the Apply option.
"Restore again" and "Restore with different options" are now available for Instant Restore operations in the Operation History tab.
Links from "Databases with failed backups" and "Databases with failed restores" in the "My Environment" section of the Home tab now direct to the correct information in the Operation History tab.
Users can now access a tool tip that provides the complete name of SQL Server instances and databases displayed in the bar graphs of the Home tab.
SQL Safe now supports TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) 7.1.1.1.
Users can now use wildcards such as %, _, [ ],[^] to find their information more quickly through the filters.
Users can now perform the "Restore again" operation as a bulk operation in the Operation History tab without experiencing error messages.
When upgrading to a new version, users can now select previous SQL Safe display names or create a new one.

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