Merge pull request #305678 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Sep-17-2025-TechCommRef

Azure Files backup - TechComm blog reference for vaulted backup GA updates

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articles/backup/azure-file-share-backup-overview.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: About Azure Files backup
 description: Learn how to back up Azure Files in the Recovery Services vault
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 05/06/2025
+ms.date: 09/17/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 ms.custom:
   - engagement-fy23
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ ms.author: v-mallicka
 
 Azure Files backup is a native cloud solution that protects your data and eliminates on-premises maintenance overheads. Azure Backup integrates with Azure File Sync, centralizing your File Share data and backups. The secure, managed backup solution supports **snapshot** and **vaulted** backups to protect your enterprise File Shares, ensuring data recovery from accidental or malicious deletion.
 
+Azure Backup now offers general availability of Vaulted Backup for Azure Files (Standard tier), enabling secure, long-term protection with ransomware defense, cross-region recovery, and compliance-ready retention—all managed through a unified backup policy. For more insights, see the [Microsoft Community Hub blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurestorageblog/general-availability-vaulted-backup-for-azure-files---boost-your-data-security-a/4395344).
+
 ## Key benefits of Azure Files backup
 
 Protection of Azure Files provides the following benefits by using *Snapshot* and *Vaulted* backup tiers:

articles/backup/azure-file-share-support-matrix.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Support Matrix for Azure files backup by using Azure Backup
 description: Provides a summary of support settings and limitations when backing up Azure files.
 ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 07/10/2025
+ms.date: 09/17/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions, engagement-fy24
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ This article summarizes the supported settings and limitations when backing up A
 
 You can use the [Azure Backup service](./backup-overview.md) to back up Azure files. This article summarizes support settings when you back up Azure files with Azure Backup.
 
+Azure Backup now offers general availability of Vaulted Backup for Azure Files (Standard tier), enabling secure, long-term protection with ransomware defense, cross-region recovery, and compliance-ready retention—all managed through a unified backup policy. For more insights, see the [Microsoft Community Hub blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurestorageblog/general-availability-vaulted-backup-for-azure-files---boost-your-data-security-a/4395344).
+
 > [!NOTE]
 > Azure Backup currently doesn't support Network File Shares(NFS).