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A small business uses an Azure Virtual Machine to host its internal CRM application. The company requires daily backups of the VM, with a retention period of 30 days. The backup solution must be cost-effective and easy to manage. Which Azure backup solution should be implemented?
- AManaged Disks snapshots
- BAzure Blob Storage with AzCopy
- CAzure Backup for Azure VMs
- DAzure Site Recovery
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Correct answer: C. Azure Backup for Azure VMs
Azure Backup for Azure VMs is a native, cost-effective, and easy-to-manage solution that provides daily backups with configurable retention policies, directly addressing the requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Managed Disks snapshots can be used for backups but require manual management of snapshots and their lifecycle, making it less 'easy to manage' compared to Azure Backup.
- B. Azure Blob Storage with AzCopy is a manual file-level backup approach and not a comprehensive, automated VM backup solution.
- D. Azure Site Recovery is for disaster recovery and continuous replication, not primary for daily backups with retention.
Azure Backup for Azure VMs
A native Azure service that provides automated, policy-based backup and recovery for Azure Virtual Machines.
- Offers application-consistent backups.
- Supports various retention policies (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly).
- Integrated with Azure Recovery Services vaults for centralized management.
Memory trick: Azure Backup: The simplest way to save your VM's day.