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Now, with just a few clicks, you can easily enable your databases to have long-term retention.&nbsp;Azure SQL Database now supports backups stored in your own <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/documentation\/articles\/backup-introduction-to-azure-backup\/\">Azure Backup Service Vault<\/a>. This allows you easily extend the built-it retention period from 35 days to up to 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now supporting your data retention requirements is\u00a0much simpler. Today Azure SQL Database automatically creates a full backup every week for each of your databases. Once you add the LTR policy to a database using Azure Portal or API, these weekly backups will be automatically copied to your own Azure Backup Service Vault. 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