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March 2024

Mar 25

Public Preview: Agentless multi-disk crash consistent backup by Azure Backup for VM

IN PREVIEW

Azure VM backup now supports agentless multi-disk crash consistent backups in public preview.

  • Azure Backup
  • Compliance

February 2024

Feb 20

Public Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

IN PREVIEW

Customers can now utilize Azure Backup for AKS to recover their containerized applications and data during a regional disaster scenario.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Feb 19

Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features
Feb 19

Generally available: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup

NOW AVAILABLE

General availability for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Compliance
  • Management
  • Features

January 2024

Jan 31

Generally Available: Support for Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL backups

Cross region for Backup vault using Azure Backup is now generally available.

  • Azure Backup
  • Management
  • Features
Jan 30

Public Preview: Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions

IN PREVIEW

Azure Business Continuity Center is now available in all regions

  • Azure Backup
  • Management

November 2023

Nov 22

General Availability - Azure Backup for AKS

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Backup is announcing General Availability of Azure Backup for AKS allowing customers to protect their applications by providing ability to backup and restore AKS clusters.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features
Nov 21

Public Preview: Encryption using Customer Managed Keys for Backup Vaults

IN PREVIEW

Encryption of data in Backup vaults using Customer Managed Keys is now in Public Preview.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
  • Security

October 2023

Oct 25

Public preview: Built-in Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Site Recovery

IN PREVIEW

Learn about the new and improved alerting capabilities offered for Azure Site Recovery, via Azure Monitor

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Monitor
  • Management
Oct 11

Private Preview: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

IN PREVIEW

Customers can now utilize Azure Backup for AKS to recover their containerized applications and data during a regional disaster scenario.

  • Azure Backup
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Features

September 2023

Sep 14

Preview: Save Azure Backup Recovery Services Agent (MARS) passphrase to Azure Key Vault

IN PREVIEW

Azure Backup customers using the Recovery Services Agent (MARS) can now save your encryption passphrase directly to Azure Key Vault.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features
Sep 14

General availability: Selective Disk Backup and Restore in Enhanced Policy for Azure VM Backup

NOW AVAILABLE

We are adding the “Selective Disk Backup and Restore” capability in Enhanced Policy of Azure VM Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Virtual Machines
  • Features
Sep 14

Preview: Cross Region Restore (CRR) for Recovery Services Agent (MARS) using Azure Backup

IN PREVIEW

Cross Region Restore for Recovery Services Agent for Azure Backup customers is now supported and is available for preview in all Azure public regions.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features

August 2023

Aug 14

Public Preview: Azure Backup now supports Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL backups

IN PREVIEW

Cross Region Restore for PostgreSQL backups fore Azure Backup customers is now supported and is available in multiple public regions.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features

June 2023

Jun 6

Generally available: Multiple backups per day for Azure Virtual Machines

NOW AVAILABLE

Protect Azure Virtual Machines with Recovery Point Objective (RPO) as low as four hours.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features

May 2023

May 24

Public preview: Soft delete of Recovery Points for Azure Backup

IN PREVIEW

Azure Backup's soft delete of recovery points allows you to recover any recovery points that may have been accidentally or maliciously deleted owing to operations that could lead to deletion of one or more recovery points.

  • Azure Backup
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
  • Security
May 3

Generally Available: Azure Backup Server V4

NOW AVAILABLE

V4 is the latest upgrade for Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS). Azure Backup Server can now be installed on Windows Server 2022 with SQL Server 2022 as its database. MABS V4 brings key enhancements in the areas of workload support, performance and security.

  • Azure Backup
  • Features

April 2023

Apr 26

Public Preview: Support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Public preview for the support for Azure VMs using Premium SSD v2 in Azure Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Management
Apr 5

Public Preview: Support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup

IN PREVIEW

Target availability: Q2 2023

Public preview for the support for Azure VMs using Ultra disks in Azure Backup.

  • Azure Backup
  • Management

March 2023

Mar 31

Transition to built-in Azure Monitor alerts for Recovery Services vaults in Azure Backup by 31 March 2026

Target retirement date: March 31, 2026

Classic alerts for Azure Backup will be retired on 31 March, 2026

  • Azure Backup
  • Retirements

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