Azure Updates

Azure Backup Vaulted support for Azure Files shares standard is now generally available providing enhanced data protection with the ability to configure snapshot and vaulted backup in a single policy and offers cross account/regional recovery. 

Previously, customers had the ability to schedule point-in-time snapshots, now with vaulted backup you will have the following additional benefits: 

• Vaulted backup support now enables adherence to the widely accepted 3-2-1 backup rule for Azure files protection alongside centralized management to gain visibility, monitor jobs, alerts and reporting using Azure Business Continuity Center.
  
• Protect against ransomware and malicious activities with immutable backups and soft delete functionality on recovery services vault.
  
• Long-term retention is essential for meeting compliance and audit requirements. Vaulted backup provides daily, monthly, and yearly backups that can be retained in cost-effective storage for up to 99 years. 

The vaulted backup for Azure Files - premium is in public preview. You will incur charges for vaulted backup of standard and premium files from 1st April 2025. 

Learn more: 

• About pricing, refer to the Azure File share backup pricing page.  
• About vaulted backup for File share, refer to this article