Azure Backup

Simplify data protection with built-in backup management at scale.

Overview

The Azure Backup service provides simple, secure, and cost-effective solutions to back up your data and recover it from the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Key Resources

Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/backup/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/backup/
SLA: https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/sla/backup/
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News

Date News
4/16/2025
We’re excited to announce the Private Preview of Azure Backup for AKS with support for Azure file share-based Persistent Volumes! With this new capability, customers can now enable snapshot-based...
4/16/2025
Azure Backup now supports transferring your Azure Data Lake Storage backups to the vault. A vault stores backups and recovery points created over time. You can define a backup schedule with daily...
4/8/2025
We are excited to announce the Private Preview of an advanced Threat Detection capability in Azure Backup, now integrated with Microsoft Defender for Cloud (MDC). This new feature enables you...
3/4/2025
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...
2/28/2025
Microsoft is excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Vaulted Backups by Azure Backup for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, a robust and scalable backup solution designed...
12/11/2024
Azure Backup now supports vaulted backups for AKS, enabling cross-region disaster recovery, long-term retention and immutable security. This simplifies compliance and strengthens resilience for...
12/11/2024
Welcome to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024! We're excited to be part of the inaugural event, where we'll highlight the newest advancements in Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and...
11/22/2024
In today’s digital landscape, cloud administrators face the challenge of ensuring data and applications remain protected, compliant, and resilient amidst evolving cyber threats. We’re excited to...
11/19/2024
Secure by default with soft delete for Azure Backup enables you to recover your backup data even after it's deleted. With enabling soft delete at vault level, we are now providing secure by...
10/24/2024
Azure Backup users will now have immutable WORM storage for their backups when immutability is enabled and locked on a Recovery Services Vault. When immutability is enabled, it ensures that a...
10/17/2024
We are happy to announce the general availability of enabling Azure Backup on Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 and Ultra disk on GRS vaults. Premium SSD v2 offering provides the most advanced block...
10/3/2024
We are thrilled to announce a significant update that will bring enhanced cost efficiency to our SAP HANA Database Backup service. Starting September 1, 2024, we are reducing the Protected...
5/27/2024
As businesses increasingly rely on cloud services, the imperative for robust cloud solutions has never been greater. Azure stands at the forefront of this realm, offering architects and...
5/19/2024
Azure Backup now supports migrating virtual backups using standard backup policy to enhanced backup policy.