The ability to backup and restore a Windows Server has been a feature of Windows since the first version of Windows NT, released in 1993. In the early days, you used NTBackup (via a GUI) to carry out backup and restore activities. With Server 2008, Windows Server Backup replaced NTBackup and offered 15 cmdlets (provided in an old-school PS Snap-in) to augment the GUI. The Snap-in was replaced with a module, WindowsServerBackup, and was improved with Server 2012. The module remains unchanged in Server 2016 and provided 49 cmdlets.
Windows Server Backup (WSB) provides a set of features to enable you to backup and restore files, folders, and Hyper-V VMs as well as an entire system. These features are more than adequate for many organizations and come for free with Windows Server 2016. Nevertheless, some organizations need more functionality. There is a rich third party...
