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# SQL Server Databases

This section is organized according the following list of topics:

* [Archiving](archiving.md) - Database backup and data recovery models.
* [Database Backup and Restore](database-backup-and-restore/index.md) - Database backup and data recovery models and tools.
* [Database Jobs](databasejobs.md) - Database jobs deployed in the system.
* [Data Purge](datapurge.md) - Describes the process that removes terminated entity types from the Critical Manufacturing MES Database.
* [Partitioning](partitioning.md) - Describes how to implement partitioning.
* [Replication](replication.md) - Provides details about replication system.
* [SQL Server ODS XML Export](sqlserverodsxmlexport.md) - Describes how to use the ODS XML export capability of the system for long time data storage.