Description
A backup operation is reading/writing from database data files. Note that all backup waits are accumulated for restore operations too
Resolved by
DBAs
Suggested solutions
- Investigate volume hosting database files, upgrade if possible
- Use backup compression if available
- Remove any unused indexes (less data to backup)
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