Managed backup to Azure
Managed backup to Azure is probably the first feature of SQL Server, which profits from cloud technologies. However, we can back up databases locally and plan backup strategies by jobs created on SQL Server Agent, managed backup to Azure offers automated way of regular backups to Azure blob storage. It is a very good option for backups because we don't need to maintain local storage. We pay only for the amount of space consumed in Azure. Managed backup to Azure was introduced in SQL Server 2012 as a fully automated way of doing backups. From the time the managed backup to Azure was enhanced. Nowadays we can set our own time schedule for backups, or we can back up on demand whenever we need.
For using managed backups ...
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