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About data protection for Azure SQL

Our agentless backup solution offers cost-effective and robust ransomware protection by seamlessly backing up your Azure SQL resources such as Azure SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Managed Instance to the secure Cloud. The solution uses an air-gapped backup approach to protect all Azure SQL deployments, addressing the security needs of organizations that rely on third-party vendors for on-premise protection and Azure-native tools like Azure Backup for cloud workloads. It streamlines backup policy and governance management across multiple vendors, reducing costs tied to redundant storage in Azure-native tools.

Our data protection solution ensures a smooth and secure onboarding process for your Azure subscriptions. Azure Workloads leverage a cloud-native architecture, offering end-to-end protection for Azure SQL resources thereby ensuring the integrity of your data with management in AWS. The solution also enables seamless restoration to the same or a different region within your Azure environment.

Key benefits of Azure SQL data protection

Druva's Azure SQL data protection offering provides the following key advantages:

  • Single pane of glass to protect all Azure SQL resources such as Azure SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Managed Instance

  • Airgapped solution to protect all Azure SQL deployments from ransomware

  • Unlimited retention for Azure SQL backups

  • Supports Full and Change Data Capture (CDC)-based recovery points for point-in-time restore

  • No egress costs for backing up from Azure to the Druva Cloud

Supported Azure SQL deployments

Druva supports the following deployment types:

Deployment type

Intended Audience

Azure SQL Server on Azure VM

This deployment type is used by Organizations that use the lift and shift strategy to migrate their entire physical or virtual SQL Server from its current location to an instance of SQL Server on Azure VM without any changes to the underlying operating system, or SQL Server version.

Azure SQL Database

Transactional applications that require high availability, scalability, and managed infrastructure without having to install underlying hardware or software.

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Organizations seeking managed service while still being compatible with workloads running on-premises SQL Server. This deployment type is also commonly used for migration to the cloud.

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