What is Microsoft Azure Backup?
Protect your data with a cloud-based backup as a service Keep your data in Azure and on-premises safe. Backup supports VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines running on Linux and Windows, as well as physical Windows Servers.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Microsoft Azure Backup?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
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Feature Ratings
Analytics
Virtual Machine Backup
Backup Automation
Backup of Cloud Based Data
Integration With Storage Arrays
Automated Backup Testing and Verification
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Application Awareness
Replication for High Availability
Deduplication Implementation
Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Vendor Support
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Breadth of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Usability and Intuitiveness
Microsoft Azure Backup Reviews
Yasir L.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2022
usable product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?
Azure offers boot disk only and full machine VM where the cloud is boot disk only.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Azure has more data centers and delivery points than most other cloud services.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The cost of the Azure cloud platform is very high, especially the cost of pay as you go services is very high.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Mostly, because of the pricing, I would rate Microsoft Azure DevOps a seven out of ten.
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Effective Service
- Acts with Integrity
Cons
- Less Caring
- Less Generous
Nicki U.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2022
Disappoints. We are moving to Veeam 365
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?
The MS Azure back works but misses features that we can control using Veeam 365 instead and lacks support for many features that Veeam offers.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its native to 365 so it works out of the box.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Lacks feature sets that Veeam offers.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you need basic backups then use this product. But I would recommend Rubrik or Veeam over this one.
Pros
- Caring
- Acts with Integrity
- Helps Innovate
- Trustworthy
Cons
- Commodity Features
- Less Reliable
- Less Performance Enhancing
Lonnie R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2022
Modern backup strategy 2022
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?
Reliable and trustworthy backup solution that is independent of the neighborhood data center Since we began moving virtual machine workloads to Azure about 1 years ago, we have been making use of Azure Backups throughout this time. Because it is very simple to implement and manage, it is an excellent option for virtual machine backups that are considered to be "simple." This is an obvious choice. Its integration to Microsoft products, such as Windows Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Instances, is very good and reliable thanks to Azure's native feature, which makes this possible.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
One of the most secure and easiest to maintain solutions out there. Your backups are safe and secure, and you don't have to worry about losing them due to a storage device failure. Cost-effectiveness a user-friendly interface that's in keeping with the visual style of Azure Interoperability between Microsoft products (in particular Azure) As a result, Azure Site Recovery is a single service that provides disaster recovery for important systems and backups for systems where significant downtime is acceptable.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Because Azure charges for outgoing traffic, you may not really need to restore any servers from backup, but it's possible that if you do, it will take up significant bandwidth.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For simple VM backups, Azure Backup is an excellent choice. Azure Backup will operate with your server or application if a snapshot works well for you. It's a full backup of the entire virtual machine. It's up to you whether or not you need granularity in your backups. Increase self-hosting support and minimize upfront costs.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
