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Good solution. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I have a full SQL 2008 backup job that runs on my production server, and a separate job that restores on my reporting server. &nbsp;For a variety of reasons, the backup job sometimes runs long and the restore job starts before the backup is complete. &nbsp;This leads to delays getting the reporting server refreshed, as I have to do this manually.<br />
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What I would like to do is chain these jobs together so when one completes, the next starts. &nbsp;The problem is that they run on two different servers. &nbsp;Whats the best way to do this?
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I have a full SQL 2008 backup job that runs on my production server, and a separate job that restores on my reporting server.  For a variety of reasons, the backup job sometimes runs long and the restore job starts before the backup is complete.  This leads to delays getting the reporting server refreshed, as I have to do this manually.

What I would like to do is chain these jobs together so when one completes, the next starts.  The problem is that they run on two different servers.  Whats the best way to do this?

Chain backup/restore jobs on 2 different servers

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.