Backup to Azure Blob Storage from NAKIVO
✔ Direct backups to cloud
✔ Immutable storage and backup encryption
✔ Instant full and granular recovery
✔ Workflow automation
✔ Starting at $3.20 per workload/month
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Backup to Azure Storage with NAKIVO
Direct Backup
Send backups and backup copies directly from the NAKIVO solution to Azure Blob
Storage Cost Savings
Perform incremental backups and compress data to reduce your storage space consumption
Ransomware Resilience
Make encrypted backups immutable to protect data from ransomware encryption and unauthorized modification
Multiple Recovery Options
Boot VMs in seconds directly from Azure Blob backups or restore individual files, folders and app objects
Storage Tiering
Send backups to different locations like the cloud and tape to eliminate a single point of failure
Workflow Automation
Schedule backup and recovery workflows, set policies and use job chaining
Key Benefits of Backup to Azure Blob Storage
Direct Backups to Azure Blob
Store different types of backups in Azure Blob including:
- VMware vSphere VMs
- VMware Cloud Director VMs and vApps
- Microsoft Hyper-V VMs
- Nutanix AHV VMs
- Proxmox VMs
- Amazon EC2 instances
- Windows servers and workstations
- Linux servers and workstations
- Unstructured data on NAS and other SMB/NFS file shares
- Microsoft 365 apps and services
Simply add your Azure Storage account to the solution’s inventory, create a repository, and start sending backups directly to Azure Blob.
Backup Tiering
Send backups and backup copies to different locations to eliminate a single point of failure. Keep backups onsite for quick recovery and send backup copies to cloud storage like Azure Blob to ensure data recoverability in case of a disaster. Use Job Chaining to automate the process and automatically create backup copies from successful backups.
Flexible Recovery Options
With the NAKIVO solution, you have varying recovery options. You can instantly boot VMs from backups or recover individual files, folders and objects of Microsoft applications (Active Directory, Exchange Server, SQL Server) and Microsoft 365 items (in Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online). You can also recover physical machines directly on hardware without re-installing OS with bare metal recovery or restore them as VMware VMs in minutes with the P2V recovery feature.
Workflow Automation
Create data protection policies to automatically back up VMs that match the selected criteria. Schedule workflows by using the Calendar dashboard to avoid overlaps and save time.
Reduced Storage Consumption
Create incremental backups with NAKIVO Backup & Replication and copy only the changed blocks of data using native or NAKIVO proprietary change tracking technologies. These backups can be compressed to further minimize size and reduce storage space consumption.
Ransomware Protection
Use password-based encryption for backups at source, during transfer over the network and at rest to prevent data breaches. Enable immutability in Azure Blob to make encrypted backups immutable for a specified period. This allows you to prevent unwanted modification or encryption by ransomware. The immutability period cannot be shortened, not even by the root user.
Powerful Web-Based Management
Gain complete oversight over your data protection activities for different types of workloads from a single web-based management console. Create workflows, automate tasks and monitor your infrastructure using the solution’s comprehensive interface.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I send backups to Azure Blob storage?
Azure Blob is a scalable and highly available cloud storage that ensures data accessibility from anywhere. You can use Azure Blob as a long-term storage for archiving and compliance purposes. Moreover, you can easily increase your storage capacity to accommodate your growing data needs.
What data types can I back up to Azure Blob?
The solution supports different environments including virtual, physical, cloud and SaaS. You can back up VMware, Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV, Proxmox virtual machines, SMB/NFS file shares and Microsoft 365 apps and services in addition to Amazon EC2 instances and Windows or Linux servers and workstations.
What is immutable storage?
Immutability can be enabled for blob containers in Azure to store backups in the immutable format using the write-once-read-many (WORM) model. Immutable data cannot be deleted, modified or encrypted by users or ransomware. You can use immutability for additional data protection of critical data and compliance.
How much data can I send to Azure Blob?
An Azure Blob repository in NAKIVO’s solution has a limit of 5 PB of backup data. Once that limit is reached, you can create a new repository to store more backup data.
Can I deliver BaaS for MSP clients?
Yes. The multi-tenant mode in the NAKIVO solution allows you to create up to 100 tenants with isolated environments. Tenants can perform data protection activities and protect their environments using the Self-Service Portal.
Can I try the NAKIVO solution for free?
Download the fully-featured Free Trial of NAKIVO Backup & Replication to try out the solution without capacity limitations. The trial includes all the tools you need to protect different environments. You can easily deploy the solution on your own or book a free deployment session to get expert support.
