For more details, see SQL Server Backup and Restore with Azure Blob Storage Service. The following two sections introduce the Azure Blob storage service, including the required SQL Server components.

This quickstart helps you understand how to write backups to and restore from the Azure Blob Storage. The article explains how to create an Azure Blob Storage container, write a backup to Azure Blob ...

If you’re considering backing up your SQL Server database to the cloud, there are many compelling reasons. Not only will you have an offsite copy of your data for business continuity and disaster ...

Microsoft GA’d its Azure Backup for SQL Server Virtual Machines service this week, bringing SQL Server backup capabilities to relational database management systems hosted on Azure-based virtual ...

Encrypted Backup – SQL Server 2014 offers users the ability to encrypt both on-premises backup and backups to Windows Azure for enhanced security. SQL Server Backup to Windows Azure Tool – A ...

Figure 2. Successful Azure PowerShell Connection Output. Although this next step might have been set for other reasons, you must have a server firewall rule setup to allow incoming SQL connections ...

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