Microsoft Azure VM Backup Solutions from BDRSuite

#1 Cost-Effective Backup for Azure VMs: Starts at $1.80/VM/Month

  • Agentless backups for Azure virtual machines
  • Incremental backups to efficiently capture only changed blocks
  • Customizable backup policies – scheduling and retention
  • Application-aware backups
  • Store backups locally or in cloud storage (Azure Blob, S3, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc.)
  • Pre/Post Scripts support
  • Flexible restore options, covering entire VM and file recovery
  • Cross Subscription Restore
  • Automated snapshots retained for instant VM launches
  • Built-in encryption and compression for secure backups

What is Azure VM Backup?

Azure VM backup involves capturing snapshots of virtual machines (VMs) within the Microsoft Azure cloud, followed by securely backing up and storing the VM data offsite, either locally or in the cloud. This safeguards your VMs and data, facilitating easy recovery in the event of data loss or system failure.

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Microsoft Azure Backup Solutions from BDRSuite

Azure VM Backup and Recovery

BDRSuite delivers a comprehensive and most cost-effective Azure backup solution to protect Azure virtual machines. BDRSuite offers agentless backup, flexible storage options, multiple backup options, customizable backup policies to define a custom backup strategy for azure backups. You also have versatile Azure restore options to instantly and granularly recovery Azure VMs.

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Primary Backup to Azure Blob

Harness the power of BDRSuite’s advanced storage capabilities with the option to take your primary backups directly to Azure Blob storage. Enjoy the flexibility to store your Azure VM backup data in the cloud securely, ensuring resilience and accessibility. With BDRSuite, the primary backup to Azure Blob storage provides a seamless and efficient solution, eliminating the constraints of relying solely on local storage.

Offsite Copy on Azure Blob

Elevate your disaster recovery strategy with BDRSuite’s Offsite Copy feature on Azure Blob. By installing offsite DR on Azure virtual machines, you unlock robust disaster recovery capabilities. In the event of a disaster impacting your primary on-premises datacenter, seamlessly execute a disaster recovery operation directly from the offsite DR running on Azure. Enhance your data protection and ensure business continuity with BDRSuite’s Offsite Copy on Azure.
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Secondary Backup Copy on Azure Blob

Leverage the advanced storage capabilities of BDRSuite by utilizing Azure Blob as your secondary backup storage option. Configure Azure Blob as the secondary storage solution while maintaining the primary backup on on-premises storage, whether on local drives or network drives. BDRSuite ensures a seamless and efficient approach, offering flexibility and resilience by enabling Azure Blob as a cloud-based secondary storage solution, providing enhanced accessibility and data protection.

Recovery to Microsoft Azure

Easily restore entire Azure VMs to any subscription and resource group within your account. But that’s not all – extend the power of recovery beyond Azure VMs. BDRSuite allows you to seamlessly restore on-premises workloads, whether it’s a VMware VM, Hyper-V VM, or even a physical machine, directly as a Microsoft Azure VM. Enable smooth on-prem to cloud migration for both VMs and physical machines, effortlessly transitioning to the Azure platform.
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Free Azure VM Backup

BDRSuite’s Cost-Free Data Protection for Azure virtual machines supports agentless backup and instant recovery for up to 10 VMs.

How Azure VM Backup works

BDRSuite seamlessly integrate with Azure VMs using native APIs, ensuring compatibility with Azure’s environment. Leveraging Azure’s snapshot capabilities, BDRSuite create secure point-in-time copies of VMs with efficient data transfer and storage. Backup policies, retention, and versioning align with Azure standards, offering granular recovery and real-time monitoring.

Local and Cloud Backup Options for Azure Virtual Machines:

Backup Azure VMs to Local Storage

Efficiently store your Azure VM backups on local storage such as NAS, SAN, etc, providing a reliable and accessible solution for seamless data recovery.

Backup Azure VMs to other Public Cloud (Object Storage)

Diversify your backup strategy by securely storing Azure VM backups on other public cloud platforms like AWS S3, Google Cloud, Wasabi, and more.

Only Snapshot Backup

Opt for a streamlined approach with the “Only Snapshot Backup” option, storing your Azure VM backups as snapshots for quick and efficient recovery.

How to backup a virtual machine in Azure

  1. Download BDRSuite: Download and Install BDRSuite Backup Server
  2. Add Azure Account as Data Sources: Connect your Microsoft Azure account to BDRSuite.
  3. Configure Backup Storage: Choose where to store backups, like NAS, SAN, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, or S3 Compatible storage (Wasabi, MinIO, Backblaze).
  4. Set Up Backup Job:
    • Choose VMs for backup.
    • Schedule automated backups.
    • Configure Retention & Encryption.
  5. Save & Run Backup: Start the backup as per your schedule.
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Key Features of Microsoft Azure VM Backup Solution

Backup of Azure VMs

Agentless VM Backup

Experience effortless and agentless VM backup using Azure native APIs without the need for additional agents.

Supports Managed & Unmanaged Disks

Enjoy the flexibility to backup and restore both managed and unmanaged disks in Azure VMs.

Application-aware Backups

Ensure application-consistent backups leveraging Microsoft’s VSS technology for Windows VMs; customize Pre/Post scripts for Linux VMs.

Full & Incremental Backups

Initiate the first backup as a full backup for Azure VMs and subsequent incremental backups, capturing only changed blocks.

Flexible Storage Options

Store Azure VM backup data in various options such as local disk, NAS, SAN, S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, etc.

Scheduled & Automated Backups

Choose from flexible scheduling options, including intervals like every 15 mins, hourly, daily, and weekly, ensuring consistent protection.

Recovery of Azure VMs

VM Recovery

Swiftly restore entire Azure VMs with customizations, including selection of virtual network, VM name, and power on/off settings.

Download VMs & Disks

Download backed-up VMs/Disks in formats like VHD, VHDX, VMDK, Flat-VMDK, and RAW for VM migration.

Volume Recovery

Flexibly restore and access specific volumes from backup.

File Recovery

Instantly recover individual files or folders by mounting the backup disk using the Disk Mount option.

Cross Subscription Restore

Restore backed-up Azure VMs to any subscription within your account.

Management of Azure VM Backups

Snapshot Retention

Choose the number of retained snapshots during backup in your Azure account.

Backup Data Retention

Store backups in storage targets with flexible retention policies, meeting regulatory requirements.

Centralized Management

Utilize the centralized management console for easy configuration, monitoring, and recovery management of Azure backups.

Reporting and Notifications

Stay informed about the status of your backup and recovery tasks with comprehensive reporting and email notifications.

Azure VM Backup & Restore – FAQs

Azure VM backups with BDRSuite offer comprehensive protection with agentless backups, incremental backups using Changed Block Tracking, and customizable policies for scheduling and retention. Swiftly recover entire VMs or specific volumes with options for cross-subscription restore. With flexible storage choices and centralized management, BDRSuite ensures reliable, efficient, and secure Azure VM backup and restore.
Yes, BDRSuite provides the option to automatically backup Azure VMs at scheduled intervals. This feature simplifies the backup process, allowing you to focus on other critical aspects of your Azure environment while maintaining comprehensive data protection. To get started with automated Azure VM backups, download and install BDRSuite, connect your Azure account, configure backup storage preferences, set up automated backup jobs, and enjoy hassle-free, scheduled backups for your virtual machines.
With BDRSuite, you have the flexibility to schedule automated snapshots for Azure VM backup at intervals that suit your business needs. Whether it’s every 15 minutes, hourly, daily, or weekly, you can customize the frequency of backups based on your specific requirements. This ensures that your Azure VMs are regularly and securely backed up, providing comprehensive data protection and peace of mind. To set up your desired backup schedule, download and install BDRSuite, connect your Azure account, and configure backup job settings according to your preferred frequency.
In Azure, capturing the current state of a virtual machine (VM) is achieved through snapshots, preserving its memory and disk contents for potential rollback. However, for long-term data protection, Azure VMs benefit from BDRSuite, which offers comprehensive backups capturing the entire VM’s state and data. This ensures reliable recovery in case of data loss or system failure. Unlike snapshots, BDRSuite backups ensure the security and longevity of Azure VM data.
Azure VM backup with BDRSuite follows a hybrid approach. The initial backup is a full backup, capturing the entire state of the virtual machine (VM). Subsequent backups are then incremental, efficiently storing only the changed blocks since the last backup. This strategy optimizes storage space, minimizes network impact, and ensures a reliable and streamlined data protection process. BDRSuite’s approach combines the benefits of a comprehensive first backup with the efficiency of forever incremental backups for ongoing data security.
Azure VM backup with BDRSuite leverages Azure’s native APIs and incremental backup technology, ensuring a fast and efficient data protection process. By utilizing Azure APIs, BDRSuite eliminates the need for additional agents, streamlining the backup operation and optimizing performance. The use of automated snapshots within Azure further enhances the speed of VM recovery and volume recovery in the event of data loss or system failure.

It’s worth noting that Azure VM snapshot backups, in particular, are exceptionally fast, as they store backup data directly on Azure itself. This approach minimizes data transfer times, ensuring quick and reliable backups.

There are two primary types of Azure backup solutions offered by BDRSuite:

  • Agentless Backup using Azure Native APIs:
  • Utilizes Azure’s native APIs and snapshots to generate copies of Azure virtual machines for backup. This approach provides a versatile and scalable solution, allowing storage of backup data in either local or cloud storage.

  • Automated Snapshots within Azure Cloud:
  • Leverages BDRSuite’s capability to automate snapshots for Azure VM backup, facilitating quick VM recovery or volume recovery in the event of data loss or system failure. Automated snapshots come with features like application-aware processing and pre/post scripts, enhancing the efficiency of the backup process.

BDRSuite’s hybrid approach ensures flexibility and efficiency in Azure VM backup, allowing users to choose the method that best suits their needs.

For Azure backup, deploy BDRSuite’s comprehensive solution, offering agentless backup using Azure Native APIs or automated snapshots within Azure Cloud. This provides flexibility, scalability, and seamless integration with Azure VMs.
BDRSuite offers adaptable retention policies for Azure VM backups, empowering you to determine the quantity of retained snapshots and local backup copies. Customize these settings to align with your business priorities and compliance standards. Notably, you can maintain up to 999 snapshots and either 999 versions or 999 days for local backups.
Yes, BDRSuite’s Azure VM backup solution includes all disks associated with the virtual machine. Whether managed or unmanaged disks, BDRSuite ensures comprehensive backup coverage for your Azure VMs.
The storage location for Azure backup data offers a range of choices to align with your preferences. You can opt for local storage, NAS, SAN, or leverage cloud storage solutions such as Azure Blob, S3, Google Cloud, Wasabi, and more. This diverse range ensures both resilience and accessibility. It’s important to note that for snapshot backups, the data is stored directly on Azure in the same region.
BDRSuite provides flexible restore options for both entire VMs and specific volumes. Access these options through the BDRSuite management console under Recovery.

  • Entire VM Restore:
    • Swiftly restore entire Azure VMs with customization options, including selection of virtual network, VM name, and power on/off settings.
  • File Recovery:
    • Instantly recover individual files or folders by mounting the backup disk using the Disk Mount option.
  • Download VMs & Disks:
    • You can also download your Azure VM backups in image file formats – VHD, VHDX, VMDK, Flat-VMDK, RAW and then spin it up as a VM on any hypervisor of your choice.
  • Volume Recovery:
    • Flexibly restore and access specific volumes from the backup.
  • Cross Subscription Restore:
    • Restore backed-up Azure VMs to any subscription within your account.

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