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Automating Block Blob Backup

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Mar 14, 2023
Introduction Hi folks! My name is Felipe Binotto, Cloud Solution Architect, based in Australia.   This post is about how you can automate the backup of Block Blob Storage using Azure Backup Vau...
Published Mar 14, 2023
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There are a few advantages:

 

- You are using a managed service instead of relying on azcopy

- The restore process is a lot easier

- You can use point-in-time restore with different versions of the blob you want to restore in case it gets deleted or corrupted

- You can set different retention times based on your requirements.