Azure Backup for AKS is now Generally Available, offering enterprise-ready backup solutions for containerized applications on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This allows customers to easily and securely protect their mission-critical workloads. The service provides automated application-centric backups and simple restores for AKS clusters, all accessible through a single interface for monitoring and managing.
One key feature is support for applications running databases like MySQL and MongoDB on AKS clusters, requiring consistent snapshots for backups. AKS Backup offers custom links for this purpose. Additionally, users can now restore backups to AKS clusters in different subscriptions, facilitating tasks like application migration. The service also supports bring-your-own (BYO) models, enabling backup of statically provisioned Azure disks and clusters utilizing user identities for RBAC operations.
Azure Backup for AKS helps organizations safeguard their applications and data, reducing the risks of data loss and system downtime. The solution is user-friendly and provides peace of mind for IT administrators overseeing stateful applications on AKS clusters. To get started with Azure Backup for AKS, users can refer to the Azure documentation and begin protecting their AKS clusters.
Article Source
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/aksbackupga/
