what do you mean by "more efficient/effective" ? Using the maintenance plan or doing it via TSQL backup command is basically the same.
If you are looking at reducing the backup time & backup file size, check out the 3rd party backup tool.
what do you mean by "more efficient/effective" ? Using the maintenance plan or doing it via TSQL backup command is basically the same.
If you are looking at reducing the backup time & backup file size, check out the 3rd party backup tool.