index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing

title: Azure Backup service documentation
summary: The Azure Backup service provides simple, secure, and cost-effective solutions to back up your data and recover it from the Microsoft Azure cloud.

metadata:
  title: Azure Backup Documentation
  description: The Azure Backup service provides simple, secure, and cost-effective solutions to back up your data and recover it from the Microsoft Azure cloud.
  ms.service: azure-backup
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: AbhishekMallick-MS
  ms.author: v-mallicka
  ms.date: 11/01/2025

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb
  # Card (optional)
  - title: Learn about Azure Backup
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Azure Backup?
            url: backup-overview.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Azure Backup support matrix
            url: backup-support-matrix.md
          - text: Azure Backup architecture
            url: backup-architecture.md
          - text: Azure Backup security
            url: security-overview.md
          - text: Azure Backup pricing
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/backup/

  # Card (optional)
  - title: Learn about backup management planes
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Resiliency
            url: ../resiliency/index.yml
          - text: Recovery Services vault
            url: backup-azure-recovery-services-vault-overview.md
          - text: Backup vault
            url: backup-vault-overview.md
          - text: Backup center
            url: backup-center-overview.md

  # Card
  - title: Learn about the latest features in Azure Backup
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: whats-new
        links:
          - text: Confidential VM backup (preview)
            url: confidential-vm-backup.md
          - text: Threat Detection with Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration (preview)
            url: threat-detection-overview.md
          - text: Azure Files (Premium) vaulted backup
            url: azure-file-share-backup-overview.md
          - text: Azure Data Lake Storage vaulted backup support
            url: azure-data-lake-storage-backup-overview.md

  # Card
  - title: Back up Azure Virtual Machines
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: About Azure Virtual Machines backup
            url: backup-azure-vms-introduction.md
          - text: Support matrix for Azure Virtual Machines backup
            url: backup-support-matrix-iaas.md
          - text: FAQ - Azure Virtual Machines backup
            url: backup-azure-vm-backup-faq.yml
          - text: Manage Azure Virtual Machines backups
            url: backup-azure-manage-vms.md

  # Card
  - title: Back up storage datasources
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Azure Disks backup
            url: disk-backup-overview.md
          - text: Azure Blobs (Azure Storage) backup
            url: blob-backup-overview.md
          - text: Azure Files backup
            url: azure-file-share-backup-overview.md

  # Card
  - title: Back up databases
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server backup
            url: backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-overview.md
          - text: Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server backup (preview)
            url: backup-azure-mysql-flexible-server-about.md
          - text: Azure Database for PostgreSQL Server backup
            url: backup-azure-database-postgresql-overview.md
          - text: SQL Server database on Azure Virtual Machines backup
            url: backup-azure-sql-database.md   
          - text: SAP HANA database backup
            url: sap-hana-database-about.md
          - text: SAP ASE database on Azure Virtual Machines backup
            url: sap-ase-database-about.md
  # Card
  - title: Back up specialized datasources
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Azure Kubernetes cluster backup
            url: azure-kubernetes-service-backup-overview.md
          - text: Azure Data Lake Storage backup
            url: azure-data-lake-storage-backup-overview.md
          - text: Azure Elastic SAN backup (preview)
            url: azure-elastic-san-backup-overview.md
          - text: Offline backup
            url: offline-backup-overview.md

 # Card
  - title: Back up with Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Back up Windows machines with the Azure Backup MARS agent
            url: backup-windows-with-mars-agent.md
          - text: Manage MARS Agent backups by using the Azure Backup service
            url: backup-azure-manage-mars.md
          - text: Cross Region Restore support for MARS agent (preview)
            url: about-restore-microsoft-azure-recovery-services.md#cross-region-restore-for-mars
          - text: MARS agent support matrix
            url: backup-support-matrix-mars-agent.md
          - text: FAQ - MARS agent
            url: backup-azure-file-folder-backup-faq.yml 
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Offline backup for MARS with customer-owned disks
            url: backup-azure-backup-import-export.md              

# Card
  - title: Back up with Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) and DPM
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: MABS protection matrix
            url: backup-mabs-protection-matrix.md
          - text: MABS / DPM support matrix
            url: backup-support-matrix-mabs-dpm.md
          - text: FAQ - MABS and DPM
            url: backup-azure-dpm-azure-server-faq.yml
          - text: Install and upgrade MABS
            url: backup-azure-microsoft-azure-backup.md
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Offline backup using Azure Data Box
            url: offline-backup-azure-data-box.md
          - text: Manage backup to Azure for DPM servers via PowerShell
            url: backup-dpm-automation.md  
          - text: Offline backup using Azure Data Box for DPM and MABS  
            url: offline-backup-azure-data-box-dpm-mabs.md
          - text: Manage telemetry settings in MABS
            url: manage-telemetry.md
          - text: Back up an Exchange server with DPM
            url: backup-azure-backup-exchange-server.md

# Card
  - title: Manage at scale
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Cross region restore for Azure Virtual Machines
            url: backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#cross-region-restore
          - text: Cross subscription restore for Azure Virtual Machines
            url: backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#cross-subscription-restore-for-azure-vm
          - text: Long-term retention using Archive tier
            url: archive-tier-support.md
          - text: Monitor backup operations
            url: monitoring-and-alerts-overview.md
          - text: Audit and enforce Azure Files backup with Azure Policy
            url: backup-azure-files-policy-automation.md
          - text: Automate datasource protection
            url: automation-backup.md
          - text: Manage backup operations at scale using Azure CLI
            url: create-manage-azure-services-using-azure-command-line-interface.md  
          - text: Govern at scale with Azure Policy
            url: backup-azure-auto-enable-backup.md
          - text: Monitor and operate at scale with Backup Explorer
            url: monitor-azure-backup-with-backup-explorer.md
          - text: Analyze at scale with Backup Reports
            url: configure-reports.md


# Card
  - title: Explore resources for Azure Backup
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Azure Backup service updates
            url: https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/?searchterms=Azure+Backup
          - text: Azure Backup Microsoft Q&A question page
            url: /answers/topics/azure-backup.html
          - text: Pricing calculator
            url: azure-backup-pricing.md
          - text: Azure Backup sample queries for reporting  
            url: backup-reports-system-functions.md#sample-queries
          - text: Azure Backup archived release notes  
            url: backup-release-notes-archived.md