Access vs Comercially available databases

[BlueSpruce]

True, but there are other backup solutions available, both free and paid.

For example, here are two selected at random, with no recommendation implied:

Free SQL Server Express Scheduled Backup Utility

Free SQL Server Express Scheduled Backup Utility

www.sqlbackupmaster.com

SQLBackupAndFTP - SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL Backups

SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL Backups made easy with SQLBackupAndFTP. All Backup types, Encryption, Compression, Scheduling, Email notifications, Sending to Folder, FTP or Cloud

sqlbackupandftp.com

I was just about to reply similarly. Not having the agent is not an issue.

 

[Isaac]

SS Express is not a trial version. Some of our customers have been using it since year 2016 with the following server config we put together for them for under $5K. The servers run Linux with multiple KVM's. For the past 9 years, none of these customers have experienced any hardware issues. These servers have on_board, battery backed, hardware based RAID 10 controllers.

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It's basically a trial version , in that any serious business is not expected to be running it - although I'm fully aware that you can, and I have, too.