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Azure - Global Backup
Hi, We have a tool that backs up the Office365 part, but we are deploying new infrastructure and applications on Azure. Doubts arise about whether it is possible to backup not only virtual machines,...
There are backup and recovery tools available for Azure that can help you backup not only virtual machines but also other resources such as workbooks, dashboards, and configurations of various Azure services.
Azure Backup service is a comprehensive backup and recovery solution that supports backup of Azure VMs, Azure file shares, SQL databases, and other Azure services.
What can you back up?
- On-premises - Back up files, folders, system state using the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent. Or use the DPM or Azure Backup Server (MABS) agent to protect on-premises VMs (Hyper-V and VMware) and other on-premises workloads
- Azure VMs - Back up entire Windows/Linux VMs (using backup extensions) or back up files, folders, and system state using the MARS agent.
- Azure Managed Disks - Back up Azure Managed Disks
- Azure Files shares - Back up Azure File shares to a storage account
- SQL Server in Azure VMs - Back up SQL Server databases running on Azure VMs
- SAP HANA databases in Azure VMs - Backup SAP HANA databases running on Azure VMs
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers - Back up Azure PostgreSQL databases and retain the backups for up to 10 years
- Azure Blobs - Overview of operational backup for Azure Blobs
