Backup and recovery are two important mechanisms designed for the purpose of ensuring the continual health of your data. Backups are typically divided into categories that measure level of usage, such as cold storage for archives. The purpose of recovery is to ensure that you have a backup to restore if and when your data is lost. This article offers a review of key Azure backup and recovery services..

Microsoft Azure offers a wide array of storage options for documents, objects, data and media. Companies working with big data need repositories that can hold large amounts of data in one place. Choosing the right storage for your data in Azure can be complicated. Read on to learn about Azure’s offerings for big data, and the appropriate use case for each service..