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Backup and Recovery

Backup and Recovery is a managed service for File and folder backup & Database servers (such as MS SQL Server) in VMware and VPC environments running on IBM Cloud.

  • Date of last update: 10/02/2025
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Summary

Backup and Recovery is a managed backup service for File and folder & Database servers (such as MS SQL Server) in VMware and VPC environments running on IBM Cloud. This service lets you define backup schedules to routinely protect data sources using a secure, agent-based, application-consistent backup service. Backup infrastructure is managed by IBM.

Features and capabilities

Scheduled backups

Customize backup plans to run at daily, weekly or custom intervals.

Policy-based backup

Use policies to define how and when the objects and files in a source are protected based on your use case. Define parameters such as the data to be protected, backup frequency, and how long to retain the backup copy.

Security

Take advantage of granular role-based access control to stop unauthorized actors from modifying or deleting data.

Application-consistent backup

Capture backups of your application data in a consistent state, allowing for clean restoration to a specific point in time without data corruption or loss.

Getting support


If you're experiencing issues with this product, go to the IBM Cloud Support Center and navigate to creating a case. Use the All products option to search for this product to continue creating the case or to find more information about getting support. Third party and community supported products might direct you to a support process outside of IBM Cloud.

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Backup and Recovery

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