Merge pull request #306958 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Oct-15-2025-AIoptimization

AI optimization - Offline backup for DPM and MABS

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/backup/offline-backup-server-previous-versions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Offline backup for Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) - previous versions
 description: With Azure Backup, you can send data off the network by using the Azure Import/Export service. This article explains the offline backup workflow for previous versions of DPM and Azure Backup Server.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 10/25/2024
+ms.date: 10/15/2025
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
 ms.service: azure-backup
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ With the offline-seeding capability of Azure Backup and the Azure Import/Export
 > * The SATA drives are then sent to the nearest Azure datacenter.
 > * After the upload of the backup data to Azure is finished, Azure Backup copies the backup data to the backup vault and the incremental backups are scheduled.
 
-## Supported configurations
+## Supported configurations for offline backup
 
 Offline backup is supported for all deployment models of Azure Backup that back up data from on-premises to the Microsoft cloud. These models include:
 
@@ -279,6 +279,6 @@ After the import job finishes, initial backup data is available in your storage
 
 At the time of the next scheduled backup, Azure Backup performs incremental backup over the initial backup copy.
 
-## Next step
+## Next steps
 
 * [Frequently asked questions about the Azure Import/Export service workflow](../import-export/storage-import-export-service.md).