Azure Backup

As you might notice below, there were a lot of announcements in the world of Azure Infrastructure last month. That’s because Microsoft Build, the developer-focused conference, happened and it is one of the inflection points for new releases in the Azure calendar. Sure, Build is developer-focused, but in the modern world, developers and operators are… Read More

At times like this, chatting about cool new features in Azure is a lot less important than what’s surrounding us all, and impacting some of us either directly or indirectly, now. But you know what? A distraction from the fear, worry, or self-imposed incarceration can be a good thing. So let’s crack on with it, and let’s talk about the cool new IaaS features that Azure launched during the last month.

Microsoft Ignite 2019 has passed, and as one would expect, there were many Azure announcements. I’m not going to do my usual and list every announcement in this article – I would still be writing this article in 2020!

As we approach Build, Microsoft is ramping up the Azure announcements; here's everything that happened last month.

Even though February was a shorter month, there were still a number of significant Azure announcements that you should know about.

It was another busy month for Azure, here's a wrap-up of what you need to know for January.

In this post, Aidan explains the different ways that you can use Azure Backup to restore an Azure virtual machine.

Aidan explains how a new way to restore virtual machine’s disks from backup simplifies some of the complexity we have had with recovering infrastructure assets in the past.

Aidan explain's how you can back up folders & files that have been synchronized and/or tiered to the cloud with Azure File Sync.

Aidan shows you how to restore files that were synchronized to the cloud, using Azure File Sync, and backups up using Azure Backup.

Aidan dives into several ways that you can back up SQL Server which is running in an Azure virtual machine.

We’re entering the laid-back days of Summer. There isn’t much Azure IaaS news, but we’re after quality, not quantity.  June was a good news month for those of us using Microsoft Azure.

Aidan Finn shows you how to use a new preview feature in Azure Backup to protect SQL Server databases that are hosted in Azure virtual machines.

We’re just a few weeks away from the Microsoft Build conference, where historically, a lot of announcements are made.

Aidan Finn shows you how you can restore an Azure virtual machine from a snapshot, using the recent update that was rolled out to Azure Backup.