Updated: July 15, 2020 (April 20, 2015)
Analyst ReportNew Azure Backup Features and Pricing in Effect
A new Azure Backup feature (currently in preview) adds backup of Windows and Linux virtual machines (VMs) running in Azure, providing customers with flexible backup and restoration of VMs managed through the Azure Portal. Azure Backup is a Microsoft-hosted service that stores backups of data from Windows, Windows Server, and System Center Data Protection Manager. The pricing model has changed for the service and, while more complex than previously, should result in significant customer cost savings.
What Is Azure Backup?
Azure Backup, introduced in preview in 2012 and generally available for production in 2013, provides a way for customers to back up on-premises systems to the cloud, using either Windows Server features or the System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 R2 backup software. An agent installed on the protected systems communicates with the online service.
Customers can choose when backups are performed, from daily to weekly, with choice of day(s) and time of day. Running systems can be backed up with little effect on operations, and customers can choose to have locally or geographically redundant backups. In addition to scheduled backups, Azure Backup also allows ad-hoc backups as desired, for example, before applying a patch or performing testing.
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