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Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machines
Using the Selective disks backup feature, you get an option to backup subset of the data disks in an Azure Virtual Machine.
Azure Backup support for up to 32 disks is now generally available
Azure Backup now supports Azure Virtual Machines with up to 32 attached managed disks.
App-consistent backup for Oracle and MySQL DBs in preview
Pre-packaged script based solution to get application consistent snapshots for Oracle and MySQL DBs. Just provide connection information and workload name and leverage the instant restore benefit of Azure VM backups and minimize costs by selectively include/excluding relevant disks.
Public preview of Azure PostgreSQL backup with long term retention
Now you can retain backups for up to 10 years by defining your own backup and retention policy for individual databases on PostgreSQL servers.
Introducing Azure Backup Center
Backup Center currently is in public preview for the workloads of Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers and limited public preview for the workloads SQL in Azure VMs, SAP HANA in Azure VMs and Azure Files.
Cross Region Restore (CRR) for SQL/SAP HANA using Azure Backup
Following the introduction of Cross Region Restore of Azure VMs, Azure Backup has extended this capability to support SQL and SAP HANA backups.
Azure Files support for NFS v4.1 is now in preview
Azure Files now adds support for NFS v4.1 file system protocol for an easy migration of your Linux-centric workloads.
August 2020
Azure Backup for SAP HANA databases running on RHEL is now generally available
On August 1, 2020, Azure Backups support for HANA databases running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) became generally available. This offering is available across all Azure regions except for Germany Northeast, Germany Central, France South, and US Gov IOWA.
Improvements to Azure VM backups are now available
Azure Backup now supports restoring unmanaged VMs/Disks as Managed Disks, backup for Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and allows replacing existing disks for VMs with Managed Service Identity
Encryption of backup data using customer managed keys is in public preview
Use self-managed RSA keys stored in the Azure Key Vault to encrypt your backups and maintain full control of your data.
Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machine is in public preview
Optimize your costs and enjoy faster backup and restore operations by selectively backing up a subset of the data disks in a VM.
July 2020
Azure Backup locally redundant storage (LRS) and geo-redundant storage (GRS) data stored meter ID changes
Effective 1st September, 2020, the meter IDs of Azure Backup—LRS and GRS data stored will change in the ZA West and ZA North regions.
May 2020
Backup your SAP HANA databases running on RHEL using Azure Backup
Azure Backup support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), one of the widely used Linux operating systems running SAP HANA, is now available in preview. This preview is available across all Azure regions except for Germany Northeast, Germany Central, France South and US Gov IOWA.
Azure Backup now provides protection against accidental deletion of Azure file shares
To provide protection against cyberattacks or accidental deletion, Azure Backup now has protection against the accidental or malicious deletion of backed-up file shares. shares
Azure Virtual Machines—Support for backup is now in preview
Azure Backup now supports Azure Virtual Machines with up to 32 attached disks.
Azure Private Link is now available for multiple new Azure services
Azure Private Link now supports multiple new Azure services in general availability and preview.
Azure Private Link is now generally available in US Government regions
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in GA.
April 2020
Azure File shares snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available
Azure File shares snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available
Direct Upload of Azure Managed Disks is generally available
Direct upload of Azure Managed Disks provides a simplified workflow for uploading an on-premises VHD directly into an empty managed disk or copy a managed disk to another Azure region for regional migration or expansion.
Azure Managed Disks—Incremental snapshots are now available
Get a cost-effective, point-in-time backup of managed disks using incremental snapshots. Unlike current snapshots, which are billed for the full size, incremental snapshots are billed for the delta changes to disks since the last snapshot.
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