A very common question that raise in the forums is: why a FULL BACKUP, which was fast in past becomes slow. It can be a one-time issue (specific backup), or permanent. These question are usually not related to big database (100TB +), which we are not using FULL BACKUP usually, and are more common on small-medium databases. In this blog I will provide information, explanation, tips, and some links to read more. This blog is in permanent process of improving. If you have any comment please post it in my Facebook home page.