Microsoft on Monday announced that Azure Backup for SQL Server had reached 'general availability' status, meaning it's deemed ready for production-environment use.

Microsoft added the option of using the Azure Backup service to provide recovery support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 when those workloads are hosted on Azure virtual machines.

This tutorial describes how to set advanced options for SQL Server Managed Backup to Microsoft Azure, in the event default options don't suit your needs. In each scenario, the backup is specified ...

You can issue BACKUP or RESTORE statements by using Transact-SQL or SMO. SQL Server 2016 introduces new capabilities; you can use file-snapshot backup to perform nearly instantaneous backups and ...

In SQL Server 2012 and 2014, Backup to URL provides backup to Microsoft Azure using T-SQL and PowerShell scripting. For prior versions, SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool enables you to back up ...

Well, you are basically downloading a System Center product along with a bundled version of the full SQL Server product that is restricted to use only with Microsoft Azure Backup Server; that’s ...

Azure Backup's support for Azure virtual machines that use disks with private endpoints enabled is now in public preview Users can choose different settings every time they start a new recovery ...