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Azure Backup

Overview

What is Azure Backup?

Microsoft's Azure Backup is a cloud backup service.

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Recent Reviews

Best Azure Backup for Servers

9 out of 10
July 23, 2021
It is used across all servers at the Enterprise level across [the] department. There is a lot of customization available in terms of the …
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Popular Features

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  • User and role management (11)
    9.3
    93%
  • Access control (11)
    9.3
    93%
  • Reliability (11)
    9.3
    93%
  • Performance (11)
    9.2
    92%
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Pricing

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Storage in GB/Month

$0.0224 to $0.0569

Cloud
per GB

Backup Instance <50GB

$5.00 + storage consumed

Cloud

Backup Instance > 50 GB but < or = 500 GB

$10.00 + storage consumed

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

File Sharing & Management

Features that allow collaborators to view, work on, and organize files.

8.7
Avg 8.4

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Features related to security and administration for cloud storage platforms

8.9
Avg 8.6

Cloud Storage Platform

Features around the functionality of the cloud storage platform.

9
Avg 8.5
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Product Details

What is Azure Backup?

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Azure Backup is the service that you use to back up and restore your data in the Microsoft cloud. It replaces your existing on-premises or off-site backup solution with a cloud-based solution that is reliable, secure, and cost-competitive. It also helps protect assets that r...
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Azure Backup Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft's Azure Backup is a cloud backup service.

Reviewers rate Access control and User and role management and Reliability highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of Azure Backup are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Azure Backup is a cloud-based backup and recovery solution that can be used to protect data and applications running on-premises, on Azure, or in other cloud environments. Azure Backup helps us with various organizational needs. we use it to protect a wide range of data sources, including virtual machines, SQL databases, and file servers. Some common use cases for Azure Backup include: Protecting virtual machines running on AzureBackup of hosted SQL databasesProtection of file servers, including Windows and Linux servers.
  • Flexible backup options
  • Integrated with Azure services
  • Built-in security features
  • Scalability
  • Backup and Recovery Speed
  • Granular Control
  • Integration with Third-Party Tools
  • Cost Optimization:
Azure Backup is ideal for organizations that already use Microsoft Azure and want to back up their data to the cloud. It also works for hybrid IT infrastructure, with a mix of cloud-based and on-premises resources. Runs SQL Server workloads , Exchange, SharePoint and others. Azure Backup is not designed for complex backups.Azure Backup may not be the best choice for high-performance workloads that require near real-time backup and recovery
File Sharing & Management (7)
87.14285714285714%
8.7
Versioning
90%
9.0
Video files
90%
9.0
Audio files
80%
8.0
Document collaboration
90%
9.0
Access control
90%
9.0
File search
80%
8.0
Device sync
90%
9.0
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
User and role management
90%
9.0
File organization
90%
9.0
Device management
80%
8.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
90%
9.0
Performance
90%
9.0
Reliability
90%
9.0
Storage Reports
90%
9.0
  • Data Protection
  • Efficiency
  • Cost Savings
Azure Backup, Commvault, Acronis Data Protector, and Veeam Backup are popular backup solutions that offer similar functionality to protect data and applications.Azure Backup vs CommvaultCommvault is a comprehensive data backup and recovery solution that covers everything from disk and tape backups to backups. on the cloud. Azure Backup is a cloud backup solution specifically designed to protect data and applications running in the Azure cloud.Azure Backup vs Acronis Data Protector:Acronis Data Protector is a data backup and recovery solution that protects data on-premises and cloud data, including physical and virtual systems. Azure Backup vs Veeam Backup: Veeam Backup is a data backup and recovery solution that focuses on protecting virtual machine data. Veeam Backup can be integrated with different virtualization platforms, such as VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is used across all servers at the Enterprise level across [the] department. There is a lot of customization available in terms of the requirement that comes up around the user like Daily Backup for 6 Months or a combination of Daily, Weekly, and Monthly with having high Retention Policy which makes data restoration to a high extent.
  • Custom Backup
  • High SLA
  • Redundancy Options
  • High Retention of Data
  • Quick Snapshot
  • Customization in redundancy
  • Cross Platform Compatibility
  • Full Backup a lot Take Time which needs to be improved
For SAP and Server Backup we wanted extremely reliable options and a faster mechanism with better efficient backup. At that point in time, it was retaliated to prefer Azure Backup. For a server, we wanted a very Quick 1 Hour Backup for Daily [use] since it was very crucial data for those cases we have preferred Azure Backup.
File Sharing & Management (4)
75%
7.5
Versioning
80%
8.0
Video files
70%
7.0
Audio files
70%
7.0
Access control
80%
8.0
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (2)
85%
8.5
User and role management
80%
8.0
File organization
90%
9.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
80%
8.0
Performance
80%
8.0
Reliability
80%
8.0
Storage Reports
80%
8.0
  • Business SLA was deliverables
  • We don't have to worry about Custom Traditional Backup
  • Backup Cost was reasonable
  • Customization of Backup with Redundancy Region
  • Customization to Choose the Policy and Edit Backup Policy
  • Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery, AWS Backup and Veeam Backup & Replication
Cost and SLA were important [in our] decision to prefer Azure Backup over others. The customization of existing policy with an archive of data was not available in competitors so we had preferred Azure Backup.
Yes
Commvault since its a costly solution
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Pricing and Usability with SLA has made a major factor
As far as I know the features and cost is concerned we will change
This Justifies that usability of azure is at huge extent
  • Configuring
  • alerts
  • Monitoring
  • Restoration
  • Nothing Else
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have been using Azure Backups for the last 2 years, since we started migrating VM workloads to Azure. It's an excellent (and obvious) choice for 'simple' VM backups as it is very easy to implement and to administer. As a native feature from Azure, its integration to Microsoft products (such as Windows VMs and Azure SQL instances) is very good and reliable. It has a friendly user interface, compatible with the Azure visual identity and usage. Its implementation/initial configuration is straightforward, even for those who don't have much experience implementing and managing backup environments. Different from the more complex backup platforms/implementations, Azure Backup runs pretty well... We have almost zero 'backup job' failures. It just completes successfully every time.
  • Microsoft products (especially Azure) integration (Windows/Azure SQL instances).
  • Easy to implement and to administer.
  • Friendly interface, compatible to Azure visual identity.
  • Easy to back up and restore.
  • Relatively good backup performance.
  • Backup granularity (choose only some folders/files to backup).
  • Application awareness/consistency backups.
  • Better visualization of policies/schedules (it is not practical to go VM to VM to check the applied schedule).
  • Reports and metrics.
Azure Backup is very well suited for 'simple' VM Backups. Basically, if a snapshot works good for your server/application, than the Azure Backup will work for you. It is a full copy of the entire VM. If you need more complex backup configurations or granularity, then maybe it won't fit to your needs.
File Sharing & Management (7)
42.857142857142854%
4.3
Versioning
100%
10.0
Video files
N/A
N/A
Audio files
N/A
N/A
Document collaboration
N/A
N/A
Access control
100%
10.0
File search
N/A
N/A
Device sync
100%
10.0
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (3)
66.66666666666667%
6.7
User and role management
100%
10.0
File organization
N/A
N/A
Device management
100%
10.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
Performance
90%
9.0
Reliability
100%
10.0
Storage Reports
60%
6.0
  • It allowed us to have our VMs protected very quickly and with simple implementation.
  • It saved us from taking backups from Azure workloads from the on-prem environment, or even deploying a Backup environment on the cloud.
  • It has a low/'controlled' cost as you "pay-as-you-go."
  • Veeam Backup & Replication and Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery
I won't say Azure Backup stacks up against these mentioned backup solutions, they're just for different approaches/implementations.
Depending on your requirements, you may have a mix of Azure Backups for 'simpler' backups and another backup tool for the most complex applications or more granular backups.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Azure backup is in many different deployments and environments. We use it only for infrastructure in Azure. Azure backup is used for our customer environments as well as internal Azure environments. Azure backup addresses the need for a consistent and reliable backup solution in Azure that has the ability to snapshot/protect the entire VM.
  • Relatively quick backup times.
  • Protects the entire VM as well as file system/app consistent backups.
  • Restoring from Azure backup is a whole new VM deployment instead of just a VM restore.
  • Not as many metrics available for deep dive/analytics.
Azure Backup is well suited for infrastructure in Azure. Azure backup is built into the platform and comes at no additional costs (you are charged for the storage, however), it is very easy to configure and get going. Azure backup is easy to work with when needing a restore and ties into the Azure platform really well.
File Sharing & Management (7)
52.857142857142854%
5.3
Versioning
100%
10.0
Video files
N/A
N/A
Audio files
N/A
N/A
Document collaboration
100%
10.0
Access control
100%
10.0
File search
70%
7.0
Device sync
N/A
N/A
Cloud Storage Security & Administration (3)
83.33333333333334%
8.3
User and role management
90%
9.0
File organization
90%
9.0
Device management
70%
7.0
Cloud Storage Platform (3)
90%
9.0
Performance
100%
10.0
Reliability
100%
10.0
Storage Reports
70%
7.0
  • The ability to provide customers with peace of mind that their VM's are protected.
  • Low cost as you only pay for the storage.
  • Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery
When it comes to protecting VM's in Azure, Azure Backup is the way to go versus offerings from Commvault. If you only have the infrastructure in Azure, Azure Backup is the much more attractive solution because it's built into the product, offers ease of configuration, and ties in with the Azure infrastructure. If you only have an infrastructure in Azure, you do not have to pay additional costs for backup software.
As Azure Backup is a Microsoft product, you get support directly from Microsoft if the product is not working as intended. This is a benefit and a drawback at the same time. The benefit being that the product ties in with the Azure platform, drawback as Microsoft support is not always the easiest to work with, depending on the technician you are assigned.
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