Hello Spicefolk...
Pretty sure I read somewhere that SQL is a marginally popular database these days.
Check out the latest badass deepdive Technical White Paper from the Backup ExecTechnical Education Services team. This is absolutely NOT any kind of sales or marketing thing. Rather, it is an in depth look atthe underlying principles and backup strategies for SQL servers, along with performance recommendations. Dig it:
Protecting Microsoft SQL with Backup Exec 2014
If you have any questions or want to dig deeper, give me a shout. I can connect you with the authors and the key folks involved in writing the SQL agent.
EXCELSIOR!