Long-term retention - Instead of switching backup copies from disk to tape and moving the tape to an off-site location, you can use Azure for short-term and long-term retention. Azure doesn't limit the length of time data remains in a Backup or Recovery Services vault. You can keep data in a vault for as long as you like. Azure Backup has a limit of 9999 recovery points per protected instance. See the section in this article for an explanation of how this limit may impact your backup needs. Which Azure Backup components should I use? If you aren't sure which Azure Backup component works for your needs, see the following table for information about what you can protect with each component. The Azure portal provides a wizard, which is built into the portal, to guide you through choosing the component to download and deploy. The wizard, which is part of the Recovery Services vault creation, leads you through the steps for selecting a backup goal, and choosing the data or application to protect. Azure Backup components should I use? If you aren't sure which Azure Backup component works for your needs, see the following table for information about what you can protect with each component. The Azure portal provides a wizard, which is built into the portal, to guide you through choosing the component to download and deploy. The wizard, which is part of the Recovery Services vault creation, leads you through the steps for selecting a backup goal, and choosing the data or application to protect. are What is Benefits Limits Back up files and folders on Backup 3x per day physical or virtual Windows OS Not application Files, (VMs can be on-premises or in aware; file, folder, up Azure) and volume-level up No separate backup server restore only, vault required. No support for Linux. Application-aware snapshots Cannot back up (VSS) Oracle workload. Files, Full flexibility for when to take backups up
Long-term retention - Instead of switching backup copies from disk to tape and moving the tape to an off-site location, you can use Azure for short-term and long-term retention. Azure doesn't limit the length of time data remains in a Backup or Recovery Services vault. You can keep data in a vault for as long as you like. Azure Backup has a limit of 9999 recovery points per protected instance. See the section in this article for an explanation of how this limit may impact your backup needs. Which Azure Backup components should I use? If you aren't sure which Azure Backup component works for your needs, see the following table for information about what you can protect with each component. The Azure portal provides a wizard, which is built into the portal, to guide you through choosing the component to download and deploy. The wizard, which is part of the Recovery Services vault creation, leads you through the steps for selecting a backup goal, and choosing the data or application to protect. Azure Backup components should I use? If you aren't sure which Azure Backup component works for your needs, see the following table for information about what you can protect with each component. The Azure portal provides a wizard, which is built into the portal, to guide you through choosing the component to download and deploy. The wizard, which is part of the Recovery Services vault creation, leads you through the steps for selecting a backup goal, and choosing the data or application to protect. Benefits Limits What is are Back up files and folders on physical or virtual Windows OS (VMs can be on-premises or in Azure) No separate backup server required. Backup 3x per day Not application aware; file, folder, and volume-level restore only, No support for Linux. Files, vault Application-aware snapshots (VSS) Full flexibility for when to take backups Cannot back up Oracle workload. Files, up up up
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