Summary
Azure SQL Database backups are different from on-premises database backups. The regular backup database command isn't supported in Azure SQL Database. In this chapter, we have learned about the automatic backups that are unique to Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance and that aren't available in an on-premises database.
We also learned about automatic backup frequency and backup storage, as well as multiple options for optimizing backup storage costs for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
We also learned how to configure LTR backups for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, and discussed how to take manual backups of an Azure SQL database using SSMS and PowerShell, and native manual COPY_ONLY
backups using T-SQL for Azure SQL Managed Instance.
In the next chapter, we will look at the restore options available for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.