Azure Immutable Backups for Data Resilience

Azure Immutable Backups are a game-changer for data resilience. They ensure that your backups are tamper-proof and can't be altered or deleted.

Immutable backups store your data in a read-only format, making it virtually impossible to modify or delete. This means your backups are safe from accidental or malicious changes.

By using Azure Immutable Backups, you can rest assured that your data is protected and can be restored in case of a disaster.

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You can enable immutability for a Recovery Services vault through its properties. To do this, go to the Recovery Services vault, click on Properties, and then select Immutable vault and Settings.

Immutability can be reversible at first, but once you enable the lock, it makes the immutability setting for the vault irreversible. This uses WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) storage for backups.

To enable immutability, select the Enable vault immutability checkbox. After enabling immutability, you can select the option to lock the immutability for the vault.

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Here's a step-by-step guide to enabling immutability for a Recovery Services vault:

To enable immutability for a Backup vault, follow the same steps as for a Recovery Services vault. The process is identical, and you'll need to select the Enable vault immutability checkbox and then lock the immutability for the vault.

Immutability is a critical concept in data protection, ensuring that your backups remain secure and tamper-proof. Azure backups in the Unitrends Cloud are stored on immutable blocks.

This means that no external source can modify or delete backups stored in the cloud. This provides an added layer of protection against ransomware and other cyber threats.

Cloud Deletion Defense offers another layer of protection, acting like a recycle bin in the cloud. This feature gives you a window of time to recover mistakenly or maliciously deleted data with the help of the cloud support team.

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Azure backups in the Unitrends Cloud are stored on immutable blocks. This means no external source can modify or delete backups stored in the cloud.

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Azure backups offer an additional layer of protection with Cloud Deletion Defense. This feature acts like a recycle bin in the cloud, providing a window of time to recover mistakenly or maliciously deleted data with the help of the cloud support team.

Cloud Deletion Defense safeguards your data by preventing accidental or intentional deletions. It's a vital safety net for your backups.

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To enable immutability for a vault, you can follow the steps outlined in the Azure documentation. This involves going to the vault's properties, selecting the Immutable vault settings, and enabling the vault immutability checkbox.

Once you enable immutability, the option to lock the immutability for the vault appears. This lock makes the immutability setting for the vault irreversible and uses WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) storage for backups.

You can test and validate how the current settings of the vault, backup policies, and so on, meet your requirements before locking the immutability setting. This is a crucial step, as locking immutability is an irreversible action.

Here's a quick summary of the steps to enable immutability for a Recovery Services vault:

Note that the steps for enabling immutability for a Backup vault are similar, but slightly different.

Disabling immutability is a straightforward process that allows you to reverse the immutability setting for your vault. You can only disable immutability for vaults that have immutability enabled but not locked.

To disable immutability for a Recovery Services vault, go to the vault's properties and select the Immutable vault settings. Clear the Enable vault Immutability checkbox and select Apply to save the changes.

For Backup vaults, the process is identical. Go to the vault's properties, select the Immutable vault settings, clear the Enable vault Immutability checkbox, and select Apply to save the changes.

It's worth noting that disabling immutability will not delete your backup data, but it will make the data accessible for modification. If you've already locked the immutability setting, you won't be able to disable it.

Here's a quick summary of the steps to disable immutability for both Recovery Services and Backup vaults:

By following these simple steps, you can disable immutability for your vault and regain control over your backup data.

Immutability in vaults can be restrictive when trying to modify policies. You can't reduce retention of daily backup points if the vault has immutability enabled.

Trying to modify a policy to reduce retention will fail with an error message. This is because any changes that could reduce retention of recovery points are disallowed.

Increasing retention of daily backup points is allowed if it doesn't involve deleting any recovery points. However, if you're increasing retention of backup items in a suspended state, it's not supported.

Trying to update a policy to increase retention of daily backup points while the backup is in a suspended state will fail. The error message will prevent you from modifying the policy.

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Azure immutable backups offer a robust solution for businesses looking to protect their data in the cloud.

They are purpose-built for Azure BCDR, meeting the security requirements of Microsoft's shared responsibility model.

With Unitrends Backup for Microsoft Azure, you can address the shortcomings of native backup solutions and ensure the security of your data, regardless of where workloads are deployed.

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Having a purpose-built solution for Azure BCDR is crucial, as Microsoft's shared responsibility model means you're responsible for securing your data.

You can address the shortcomings of native backup solutions with Unitrends Backup for Microsoft Azure, which is specifically designed to meet this requirement.

Isolating your data with Cohesity FortKnox on Azure provides an added layer of security and protection against cyber threats.

By using Unitrends Backup, you can ensure the security of your data, regardless of where your workloads are deployed.

Unitrends Backup is a robust solution that offers a range of key features to ensure your data is protected.

It supports over 200 virtual, physical, and cloud-based applications, including VMware, Hyper-V, and Microsoft SQL Server.

This means you can back up your entire IT infrastructure with a single solution, reducing complexity and increasing efficiency.

Unitrends Backup also offers advanced deduplication, which can reduce storage requirements by up to 99% and minimize the need for additional hardware.

With its intuitive user interface, you can easily manage and monitor your backups, ensuring that your data is always available and recoverable.

The solution also includes advanced security features, such as encryption and access controls, to protect your data from unauthorized access.